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leet

leet

1 9.9
A person who is very skilled at games or computers
  • noun
  • /liːt/
  • Slang
: pro
  • No offense, but any leet hack could see that your tech was junk.

Examples

  • Rather than looking at Kirito's genericness and lack of solid character development, they identify with his leet gaming skills.

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  • So, either I spend time gazing at every texture, looking for every piece of lore or whatever, or I am a leet 13-year-old kiddie?

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  • That's far more likely than imagining TF is some sort of uber leet hacker. Lol

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  • Many players respect him as a leet gamer due to his impressive skills and strategies.

  • In the online gaming community, being a leet means mastering complex game mechanics quickly.

  • He is often considered a leet in programming, able to solve issues that others find difficult.

Synonyms

12 3.1

A person who knows a lot about computers and helps fix them

is more about practical online gaming skill as well as computers
computer guru
vsleet
  • Informal
1 4.3

A person who knows a lot about computers and helps others fix computer problems

is skilled in computers but also focuses on online gaming
gamesman
vsleet
  • Archaic
1 7.5

A person skilled at playing strategic games like chess or board games

is skilled in both online games and computer-related tasks

Antonyms

132 2.8

A person who does an activity like a sport or hobby for pleasure, not as a job

51 3.4

A person new to an activity who has little experience

How Skilled

pro
  • Informal
508 3.7
leet
  • Slang
1 9.9
amateur
132 2.8
beginner
78 1.0

Surface Forms

leet singular
leets plural

Etymology

A leet is a person thought to be 'elite' or the best in gaming or computing, a word gamers used to praise top skill. So calling someone a leet means they are very skilled.