int mode

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.

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.

The state of operating with raw, unfiltered intensity — zero hesitation, pure instinct, no regard for looking cool or pacing yourself. Animal mode is what happens when someone stops thinking and starts performing on pure adrenaline and muscle memory. Athletes go animal mode in the final quarter when the game's on the line. Gym heads flip into animal mode on a heavy deadlift day. Gamers hit animal mode when they stop overthinking and just frag everything in sight. It's the mental state where technique gives way to absolute aggression, and somehow it works better than anything calculated.

The mental state of being fully switched on for interaction — responding to everything, posting actively, showing up in comments, DMing people, and generally being a visible and participating presence rather than a passive scroller. Engage mode can be deliberate (a creator pushing a launch) or spontaneous (someone who just got interesting news and can't stop talking). When people announce they're in engage mode, they're signaling that today they are not a lurker. The opposite is ghost mode or NPC mode.

A behavioral state in which someone seems locked into taking Ls — every choice leads to a worse outcome, every plan collapses, every social read is wrong. When you're in L mode, you're not just having bad luck; you're actively contributing to your own loss streak through a series of questionable decisions that look obvious in hindsight. Friends can see you're in L mode before you do. The mode implies a temporary condition — you can exit L mode — but while you're in it, everything you touch turns into a highlight reel of failure.