malding
English
Etymology
From mald + -ing, itself a blend of mad + bald. First cited usage of "mald" points back to November 2011 with a entry made on Urban Dictionary made by user Yozaru.[1]
Adjective
malding (not comparable)
- (Internet slang, neologism, Twitch-speak) Angry about a game, especially on the part of a man who is a poor loser.
- 2020 September 16, Arda Ocal, “How Riot Games' board game Tellstones weaponizes memory”, in ESPN:
- So THAT's why I was malding when I lost -- or at least what I'll blame it on.
- 2020 October 29, Ryan Galloway, “Tyler1 accuses xQc of view botting while they trade shots on stream”, in Dot Esports:
- “XQc is malding in Among Us, a children’s fucking party game that no one gives a fuck about, crazy,” Tyler said.
- 2021 May 24, Charlie Pugh, “The art of misery: how Ludwig made a career from failing”, in The Courier:
- In his "hardest game" series he plays malding games, named for the rage they provoke in those who play them. […] The completion percentage of Pogostuck, an iconic malding game, is 1.5%, which makes for dozens of hours of carefully navigating a level interspersed with bouts of rage.
- 2021 September 26, Bill Cooney, “xQc rage quits and uninstalls FIFA 22 after getting demolished in Ultimate Team”, in Dexerto.com:
- “I’m gonna say it: soccer is one of the most dogs**t sports to ever exist, it’s an embarassment[sic] to humankind. I said it, get mad,” xQc said after his opponent scored yet again. “Keep malding, and I want to make sure people understand: it is not ‘football,’ it’s soccer.”
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- (Internet slang, neologism, by extension) To be angry or irate.
References
- Don (2019), “Malding”, in Know Your Meme