git gud
English
Verb
- (Internet slang, derogatory) To improve; to develop skill or expertise.
- 2017, Zek Valkyrie, Game Worlds Get Real: How Who We Are Online Became Who We Are Offline:
- They are also often cast as elitist scum who treat the larger gaming population with disdain, telling them to “git gud,” which is akin to a “put up or shut up” mentality; that is, “real” gamers overcome content through hard work and skill.
- 2019, Tee Morris, Twitch For Dummies (page 278)
- […] showing off what he knows but more about helping out a streamer and a friend who is looking to “git gud” at this whole Twitch thing. He embodies all the best qualities of Twitch; […]
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Usage notes
- Generally used in the imperative as an insulting way to call attention to somebody's lack of skill in a video game, etc.
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