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heated gaming moment

(slang, humorous) An instance of a video gamer doing something offensive, such as saying a racial slur, in a moment of frustration or carelessness.

ˈhitəd ˈɡeɪmɪŋ ˈmoʊməntDocumented since 2010s2010sGen Alpha158 viewsLast reviewed Jun 29, 2026+ Add a definition
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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(slang, humorous) An instance of a video gamer doing something offensive, such as saying a racial slur, in a moment of frustration or carelessness.

Origin: Unintentionally coined by Ian Miles Cheong in a 2017 tweet defending YouTuber PewDiePie's use of the word nigger during a livestream of the video game PUBG: Battlegrounds, which asserted that he had merely done so in a "heated gaming moment". Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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