Int has two relevant senses. (1) Programming shorthand for integer (a whole number type). (2) Gaming verb meaning to intentionally play badly. Context-dependent. Not concerning. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
int
To die repeatedly and catastrophically, feeding kills to the enemy — sometimes from frustration, sometimes on purpose.
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Firecrawl: Integer (computer science) - Wikipedia
For example, if a programmer using the [C language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_language "C language") incorrectly declares as int a variable that will be used to store values greater than 215−1, the program will…
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Firecrawl: INT (x86 instruction) - Wikipedia
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#1·Apr 24, 2026INTERNET
To die repeatedly and catastrophically, feeding kills to the enemy — sometimes from frustration, sometimes on purpose. "He's inting" = he's throwing.
"Our top laner has inted 10 times in 20 minutes."
Origin: Short for "intentionally feeding."
For parents
Int has two relevant senses. (1) Programming shorthand for integer (a whole number type). (2) Gaming verb meaning to intentionally play badly. Context-dependent. Not concerning. If your kid uses it constantly, ask them where they first heard it, not to police their speech but to understand which online community they are in. Most slang of this kind moves through TikTok and group chats, so seeing it in your child's vocabulary just means they are plugged into normal teen internet culture.
For ESL learners
Int has two informal senses: (1) programming abbreviation for integer (a whole number data type), and (2) gaming verb meaning to intentionally feed or play poorly ("are you inting?"). Use only in tech and gaming contexts. Formal equivalent: spell out the meaning. Common non-native mistake: applying outside these contexts where it is opaque. Read or listen to the word in context several times before trying it yourself; the right register is harder to learn than the dictionary meaning.
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“For example, if a programmer using the [C language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_language "C language") incorrectly declares as int a variable that will be used to store values greater than 215−1, the program will fail on computers with 16-bit integers.”
“If an [internal link](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:WhatLinksHere/INT&namespace=0) incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.”
“Please help [improve this article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/INT_(x86_instruction) "Special:EditPage/INT (x86 instruction)") by [adding citations to reliable sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners "Help:Referencing for beginners").”
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#2·Jun 6, 2026INTERNETslang
Short for 'intentional feed' in competitive games — running into the enemy to die on purpose. Used as both verb ('don't int') and noun ('that was a hard int'). Twitch chat uses 'int' loosely for any bad death, not just genuinely intentional ones, which annoys players who insist on the original strict meaning.
mid laner inting since minute 1
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#3·May 2, 2026INTERNET
To die intentionally in a match by having oneself slain by enemy characters or structures so as to give resources to the opposing team
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#4·May 2, 2026INTERNET
To make someone lose a match by (mostly) intentionally or unintentionally dying
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#5·May 2, 2026INTERNET
To ruin a match or a specific part of a match by intentionally or unintentionally dying or making bad plays
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#6·May 2, 2026INTERNET
To make a bad play, even if it's unintentional.
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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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- Inting81%
Intentionally feeding in a competitive game — running into the enemy on purpose to die and benefit them, usually to grief teammates. 'Int' is widely used in League of Legends, Dota 2, and other MOBAs. On Twitch, accusations of 'inting' fly in chat any time a streamer's play looks self-destructive. Reportable behaviour in most games.
- throwing68%
Deliberately playing badly to lose a match. The most hated behavior in any ranked ladder — worse than griefing, worse than AFK. "He's throwing" = he's intentionally feeding kills. A reportable offense in every competitive game.