honest to Betsy

A weaker form of "honest to God". Since it's so much weaker, may actually imply the person is lying.

Honest to Betsy, I don't know what yer talkin' about!

buff

1. (adjective) muscular and good-looking
2. (noun, verb) in video gaming:

2.1. a temporary effect in a game that makes a character or something else more powerful (an opposite to debuff)

2.2. a change by a game developer to some element of the game to make it more powerful (an opposite to nerf)

Adam is so buff, all the girls drool over him!
Then the boss casts an aoe dispel magic, dropping all our buffs -- and the next thing we know, it's a total party kill!
Since Valve buffed that Crusader's Crossbow, it actually became a somewhat viable choice!

turtling

In a video game, to progress through the game at a very slow pace, much slower than designed, in order to artificially lower its difficulty. E.g. engage fewer enemies at a time, kite them for extended time, use a lot of time to heal and stock up with consumables between encounters etc. Can be used as a derogatory term if it abuses game mechanics to the point of breaking immersion. Some games have measures to prevent this tactic such as set timers to complete each part or evolving opponents who would outpace and overwhelm you in such a case.

Streamer: "Okay, this part looks tough. So I'll be taking it very slow and methodically..."
Viewer: "Read: turtling"

pure gold

A stronger synonym for golden or gem: of extreme quality, superb, above praise.

This one is pure gold. Wish I could upvote more than once.

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