Smurf
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An experienced player who uses a new account to play weaker players
- noun
- /smɜrf/
- Slang
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- Many players express frustration when they encounter a Smurf in ranked matches, as it makes it harder for beginners.
Examples
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To help her less experienced friends improve, she made a Smurf account to play alongside them.
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Ooh, brainy smurf.
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Professional gamers often use Smurf accounts to test new strategies against less skilled opponents.
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Etymology
Smurf (gaming) is a skilled player hiding on a new or low-level account, and one popular story says the name came from players using 'Smurf' as a secret name. A helpful way to remember it is to picture an expert hiding as a small blue creature to play against beginners, which is why a Smurf is an experienced gamer on a low account.