grind

repeating an unpleasant or boring task just to get it done and over with

he kept grinding away at the levels in that video game

20👍 35👎

Pink Puff Syndrome

So named for the Dreaded Pink puff of Final Fantasy 4, which had a very small chance of dropping its tail when defeated.

Sufferers of pink puff syndrome are unable to stop repeating task regarded as a grind in the hopes that eventually they will be rewarded for their effort by the random number generator.

The player was 0/200 on the random monster drops, but his pink puff syndrome kept him trying.