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comp stomp

UK/ˈkɒmp ˌstɒmp/US/ˈkɑmp ˌstɑmp/

comp stomp noun: a cooperative game format typical to competitive player-versus-player video games, such as real-time strategy games, where a number of human players instead team up against one or more computer-controlled opponents.

Noun

comp stomp (plural comp stomps)

  1. (slang) A cooperative game format typical to competitive player-versus-player video games, such as real-time strategy games, where a number of human players instead team up against one or more computer-controlled opponents.
    • A PvE mode playable solo or in three-player co-op, [Homeworld 3s 'War Games'] puts a light rogue-lite spin on the traditional co-operative 'comp stomp'' format, and plays out quickly enough for a session to be done in under an hour[...]2023 December, Dominic Tarason, “Homeworld 3: The space RTS aims to please with its War Games mode”, in PC PowerPlay, number 300, page 48

Verb

comp stomp (third-person singular simple present comp stomps, present participle comp stomping, simple past and past participle comp stomped)

  1. (slang) To engage in a comp stomp; to compete against a number of computer-controlled opponents.

Forms of comp stomp

Noun
pluralcomp stomps
alternative formcomp-stomp
Verb
third-person singular presentcomp stomps
present participlecomp stomping
past participlecomp stomped
pastcomp stomped

Origin of comp stomp

Rhyming compound of comp (“computer; i.e computer-controlled opponent”) + stomp (“extremely uneven victory”), from the tendency of such games to be played casually for entertainment.

Questions about comp stomp

What does comp stomp mean?
Comp stomp means a cooperative game format typical to competitive player-versus-player video games, such as real-time strategy games, where a number of human players instead team up against one or more computer-controlled opponents.
What part of speech is comp stomp?
Comp stomp can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce comp stomp?
Comp stomp is pronounced /ˈkɒmp ˌstɒmp/ (UK).
What is the plural of comp stomp?
The plural of comp stomp is comp stomps.

Words near comp stomp in the dictionary

  1. comp het
  2. comp lit
  3. comp sci
  4. comp shop
  5. comp shops
  6. comp stomp
  7. comp stomps
  8. comp time
  9. comp-het
  10. comp.
  11. comp. lit.

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