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malding

malding is the present participle and gerund of mald.

Adjective

malding (not comparable)

  1. (Internet, neologism) Angry about a game, especially of a sore loser.
  2. (Internet, neologism) Provoking or tending to provoke anger.
    • In his "hardest game" series he plays malding games, named for the rage they provoke in those who play them. […] The completion percentage of Pogostuck, an iconic malding game, is 1.5%, which makes for dozens of hours of carefully navigating a level interspersed with bouts of rage.2021 May 24, Charlie Pugh, “The art of misery: how Ludwig made a career from failing”, in The Courier
  3. (Internet, broadly, neologism) Angry or irate.

Meaning of mald

Verb

mald (third-person singular simple present malds, present participle malding, simple past and past participle malded)

  1. (Internet, neologism) To become extremely angry, especially as a result of losing a video game.
    • In his "hardest game" series, he plays malding games, named for the rage they provoke in those who play them.2021 May 24, Charlie Pugh, “The art of misery: how Ludwig made a career from failing”, in The Courier, number 1414, Newcastle upon Tyne, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 30

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Origin of malding

From mald + -ing, itself a blend of mad + bald. First cited usage of "mald" points back to November 2011 with an entry made on Urban Dictionary by user Yozaru. Became part of gaming culture in 2019 through the streamer Forsen, specifically referring to someone becoming so mad at a game they turn bald, either through stress or hair pulling.

Questions about malding

What does malding mean?
Malding means angry about a game, especially of a sore loser.
What is malding the present participle and gerund of?
Malding is the present participle and gerund of mald.
What part of speech is malding?
Malding is an adjective.

Words near malding in the dictionary

  1. maldigestions
  2. maldigestive
  3. maldigests
  4. maldin
  5. maldin'
  6. malding
  7. maldirection
  8. maldison
  9. maldisposition
  10. maldispositions
  11. maldistributed

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