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Revamp vs Nerf - What's the difference?

revamp | nerf |

As verbs the difference between revamp and nerf

is that revamp is to renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch while nerf is to bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully.

revamp

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To renovate, revise, improve or renew; to patch.
    • They plan to revamp the historical theater in the old downtown.

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    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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