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nerf | ner |

As a verb nerf

is to bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.

As an interjection ner is

an interjection generally used when gloating about a perceived cause of humiliation or inferiority for the person being addressed, often when disagreeing with a statement considered incorrect or irrelevant.

nerf

English

(NERF)

Etymology 1

From automobile racing; to bump another car (ca. 1950s?).

Verb

(en verb)
  • (auto racing) To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.
    • A racer will often nerf another as a psychological tactic.

    Derived terms

    * nerf bar * nerf net

    Etymology 2

    From the trademark NERF (an abbreviation of "non-expanding recreational foam"), a range of toys made of soft foam, ineffective as actual weapons (1969).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (slang) to water down, dumb down or especially weaken, particularly in video games.
    • The lightning spell was pretty powerful before they nerfed it.

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    ner

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang, childish) An interjection generally used when gloating about a perceived cause of humiliation or inferiority for the person being addressed, often when disagreeing with a statement considered incorrect or irrelevant.
    • You're wrong, so ner!
    I don't care what you think, so ner!
    I've got more sweets than you. Ner ner ner ner ner!

    Derived terms

    : ner ner ner ner ner :: Emphatic form of ner'' — pronounced /n?? n?? n? n?? n??/ and sung or spoken with the rhythm: crotchet, dotted quaver, semiquaver, crotchet, crotchet. Spelling is not canonical; alternatives are "''ner ner na ner ner''" or "''ner ner ne ner ner ".

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