What is Nerf Bat?
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1. Liternally, it is a soft, foam-rubber bat, produced by Nerf(c), a subsidiary of Hasbro(C) Inc. Notoriously better at wounding the victim's pride than causing actual injury.
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2. Based on def. 1 above, "Nerf Bat" has come to refer to the implement that a game developer wields when reducing the effectiveness of a
1. Ow! That...err...didn't hurt that much, but why did you hit me with that nerf bat?
2. This class was almost fun until they beat it to death with the nerf bat!
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