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🎮 To use fake account 💸 To hide money
to smurf

to smurf

2 9.9
To play using a new account to face weaker players
  • verb
  • /smɜrf/
  • Jargon
: jugar con una cuenta alternativa
  • To hide his true skill level, he decided to smurf and created a new account.

Examples

  • He prefers to smurf in online matches to win easier against less experienced players.

  • Many players smurf to enjoy a more relaxed gaming experience without high stakes.

  • She was smurfing, I was smurfing, she was smurfing and I was covered in Smurf and Smurf juice and Smurf.

Synonyms

to play as
vsto smurf
  • Jargon
81 3.4

To take the role of a character in a video game

uses a low or alternate account to face weaker opponents secretly

How Hidden

to smurf
  • Jargon
2 9.9
to play
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

smurf infinitive
smurfed past
smurfed past participle
smurfing present participle
smurfs third person singular

Etymology

Smurf also traces back to the cartoon name Schtroumpf, and a helpful way to remember the gaming use is that early players used 'Smurf' account names to hide who they were. So, to 'smurf' in games means to play with a low-level or alternate account to hide your true skill.