stealth nerf

verb

To cripple or weaken an element of a video game (such as a character, a weapon, or a spell) without announcing the change to the player base.

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Meanings

verbstealth nerf (third-person singular simple present stealth nerfs, present participle stealth nerfing, simple past and past participle stealth nerfed)

present singular third person stealth nerfs · participle present stealth nerfing · participle past stealth nerfed · past stealth nerfed

  1. slangtransitivevideo gamesTo cripple or weaken an element of a video game (such as a character, a weapon, or a spell) without announcing the change to the player base.
nounstealth nerf (plural stealth nerfs)

plural stealth nerfs

  1. slangvideo gamesThe weakening or worsening of an element of a video game (a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.) in an update without the change being announced to the players of the game.
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APA

stealth nerf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealth%20nerf

MLA

“stealth nerf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealth%20nerf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stealth nerf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stealth%20nerf.

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