lagfest

English

Etymology

lag +‎ -fest

Noun

lagfest (plural lagfests)

1. (computing, informal) Something prone to lagging, or network delays.
   • 1998 January 28, Spatch [username], “Re: *Please Read*”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games‎^[1] (Usenet):

     The only place I ever seriously lagged was at the blacksmith shop. Now all of Britain is a lagfest.

   • 2009 July 27, cryptoguy [username], “Re: Intermittent FPS drops”, in alt.games.warcraft‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Cities are lagfests if there are a lot of other players nearby.

   • 2011 June 15, HarpingOn [username], “Re: OT: USB graphics "cards"”, in uk.games.video.misc‎^[3] (Usenet):

     Full screen is a lagfest. I don't think you're going to be gaming on these, unless the technology got heaps better whilst I wasn't looking.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:lagfest.

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• faglets