mald
See also: mȧld and mäld
English
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Etymology
Blend of mad + bald, suggesting hair loss caused by rage.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /mɔːld/, [mɔːɫd]
- (UK, nonstandard) IPA(key): /məʊld/, [mɒʊld]
- (US) IPA(key): /mɔld/; (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /mɑld/
- Rhymes: -ɔːld
- Homophone: mauled
Adjective
mald (comparative malder, superlative maldest)
- (slang, video games, uncommon, neologism) Extremely angry, especially as a result of losing a video game.
- So bald, so mald.
Verb
mald (third-person singular simple present malds, present participle malding, simple past and past participle malded)
- (slang, video games) To become extremely angry, especially as a result of losing a video game.
- He's actually malding.
- He is so mad that his hair is legitimately falling out.
- 2021 May 24, Charlie Pugh, “The art of misery: how Ludwig made a career from failing”, in The Courier, number 1414, Newcastle upon Tyne, ISSN 1479-4764, OCLC 1064257908, page 30:
- In his "hardest game" series, he plays malding games, named for the rage they provoke in those who play them.
- 2021 August 10, Dylan Maroney, quoting a comment by HarleyJ, Livestreaming Vico: Imagination and the Ecology of Literacy in Online Gaming, Georgia State University, page 36:
- […] “Coomers malding PepeLaugh,” […] The second comment, written by HarleyJ, insinuates that “coomers” (a term used to refer to an individual that overly sexualizes things) are angered by her actions, […]
- 2022 January 16, Amouranth (lyrics and music), “Down Bad”:
- I make money in my sleep, got you hatin' on me
Malding in my chat while you're tryna take a peep
Swedish
Verb
mald
- past participle of mala.