startscum

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verb

To start and quit the game repeatedly in order to obtain a favourable starting situation (this being generated at random for each game).

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Meanings

verbstartscum (third-person singular simple present startscums, present participle startscumming, simple past and past participle startscummed)

present singular third person startscums · participle present startscumming · participle past startscummed · past startscummed

  1. derogatoryintransitiveroguelikesTo start and quit the game repeatedly in order to obtain a favourable starting situation (this being generated at random for each game).

Origin

From start + scum.

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APA

startscum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/startscum

MLA

“startscum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/startscum. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “startscum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/startscum.

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