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cracked

Extremely skilled at a game — moves and reactions so fast they look inhuman.

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#1·Apr 23, 2026INTERNETCasual

Extremely skilled at a game — moves and reactions so fast they look inhuman. "Cracked at Valorant" = a player whose aim defies their apparent age. Compliment reserved for clear, obvious skill gaps.

"That kid is cracked at Valorant — ranked Immortal at 14."
Origin: Gaming / esports community vocabulary.
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cracked means Extremely skilled at a game — moves and reactions so fast they look inhuman. It's mostly used in gaming and streaming culture. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.

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"cracked" is slang. It means: Extremely skilled at a game — moves and reactions so fast they look inhuman. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.

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  • “cracks from one end to the other. Walls sitting on cracked bases. Yeah I bet you're proud of fuckibg over your country like you have for decades. Taking federal money and wasting it on billionaires because they won't hire you without an incentive and”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Watching Lu doing some cooking and seeing this, almost cracked me up 🤭🤭🤭 I can just picture Alastor getting the stool for him 🤭 #TomodachiLife #HazbinHotel #Lucifer”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#Cryptogram 156 I cracked the code! ___**K** _**** W_Y_ _____V_ B__, ___ N_ _****_C_ U__**** _D_**** __. https://puzzlega.me/cryptogram/en/”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “American website that was based on Cracked magazine.”

  • “In 2007, Cracked had a couple of hundred thousand unique users per month and three or four million page views.”

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#2·Jun 6, 2026INTERNETslang

High praise for a player's mechanical skill — 'absolutely cracked at aim'. Suggests their reflexes or accuracy are abnormal. Originated in Fortnite/Apex Legends communities, spread widely through Twitch chat. Often paired with 'goated' (greatest of all time) and 'gigachad'.

his movement is cracked, no way he's this fast naturally
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#3·May 2, 2026INTERNETFormal

Broken into coarse pieces.

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#4·May 2, 2026INTERNETFormal

so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

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#5·May 2, 2026INTERNETNeutral

Surprisingly very good in the quality of experience.

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#6·May 2, 2026INTERNETNeutral

Extremely skilled at something .

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cracked means Extremely skilled at a game — moves and reactions so fast they look inhuman. It's mostly used in gaming and streaming culture. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.

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Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.

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