History Of Gaming Terms – Gaming Podcast

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🗓️ 14 May 2026

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Gaming hosts Josh, Ryan and Ace dive into the world of gaming terms and the wild origins behind the phrases every gamer uses without even thinking about it. From “GG” to “tilted” we break down where these iconic sayings came from, how they exploded across gaming culture, and why they’ve become such a huge part of video games today. Whether you’re a casual player or a hardcore gaming veteran, this episode is packed with fun stories, gaming history, and plenty of laughs along the way. If you love video games and have ever wondered why gamers talk the way they do, you won’t want to miss this episode of the Video Gamers Podcast! Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Disratory, Ol’ Jake, Gaius, Jigglepuf, Phelps and NorwegianGreaser, Dettmarp and Night Wizard63 Thanks to our Legendary Supporters: HypnoticPyro, PeopleWonder, Bobby S. Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: ⁠patreon.com/videogamerspod⁠ Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/h2cHKAvSmu Follow us on Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/⁠ Follow us on X:⁠ https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod⁠ Subscribe to us on YouTube:⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1⁠ Visit us on the web:⁠https://videogamerspod.com/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	G-LHF fellow gamers and welcome to the VGP.
0:16.1	Gaming lingo and terms have been around for decades, but what do some of them mean? Well, on today's
0:22.7	episode, we're breaking down some of the most common gaming acronyms in terms and giving
0:28.6	you insight you need to be up to date on all the lingo. So don't go AFK and lock in because
0:36.4	this episode is going to be awesome.
0:39.6	But first, some introductions are in order.
0:43.0	I am your host, Josh.
0:45.5	And joining me, he may not be the best DPS, but his tank play can be clutch.
0:52.7	It's Ryan.
1:12.0	What's up with all these random shots at me all the time? These DPS shots. I gave you a compliment. I'm a good DPS or player. I gave you a couple. I said you were, your tank play can be clutch. Ryan, do you not know what clutch means? Maybe you don't. And that's what this episode is now, people.
1:12.6	Yeah.
1:13.9	V. D.C. Yeah. I like how I give Ryan a compliment. And then he's like, what the? All right. See, this is why we do this episode, Ryan. That was a backhanded compliment. No, it wasn't. Yeah, whatever. Okay. I said, okay, it literally says he may not be the best DPS.
1:28.0	Do you, are you arguing that you are the best DPS?
1:30.9	No. Okay, I said, okay, it literally says he may not be the best DPS.
1:30.4	Do you, are you arguing that you are the best DPS?
1:31.2	No.
1:32.9	Okay, well, there we go.
1:33.2	See?
1:38.7	So then the other half was a compliment that you decided to just completely ignore.
1:43.5	And joining us also, Josh, also maybe not the best DPS. Very true. Very true, especially lately. Getting better
1:48.3	at support though, man. But we love him anyways. Yeah. And joining us, he never has to ADS when he
1:58.2	plays support, but I do know he gets tilted whenever he gets wrecked
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