startscum

English

Etymology

start +‎ scum

Verb

startscum (third-person singular simple present startscums, present participle startscumming, simple past and past participle startscummed)

1. (intransitive, video games, roguelikes, derogatory) To start and quit the game repeatedly in order to obtain a favourable starting situation (this being generated at random for each game).

Derived terms

• startscummer

Related terms

• savescum

References

• Usenet newsgroups: [1]