What is Nerfed?
1.
The term "nerfing" comes from the online gaming world of
At one point in the game, the developers reduced the power of swords in melee combat.
This resulted in players complaining that it was like they were hitting each other with nerf bats, not swords.
From then on, if ever something gets made less worth while than it had been originally, it is considered 'nerfed'
"Oh man, they reduced the
dmg on the berserker class and now it's totally nerfed!"
"Damn, the Devs nerfed those axe's real good!"
2.
v: something that worked at one time, but was changed (usually for the worse) by someone who did not understand that particular thing's usefulness. You used to have something cool, but now your stuff
"That game used to
pwn , but now it blows. They took out the best part."
"Whatever I was doing, I'm not doing it anymore, I got nerfed."
"Our junk was so much better before the designers all nerfed it."
3.
1.To make something pointless whereas before it was productive
2.To Stop something working
Usually a term used in online games
'' Aww Gawd They Nerfed My Fave Farming spot''
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4.
To remove aspects that once made an idea or product violent or extreme and replace them with family friendly or simplistic alternatives for mass appeal or other purposes.
Everyone is so excited for the new Jackie Chan - Jet Li movie "The Forbidden Kingdom" there was huge potential for some serious a$$ kicking, and this is a team up that should have been done 30 years ago, but for some god-forsaken reason, the main actor is an american teen, it sounds like they nerfed a great movie.
Alternatively:
If E.A. Games ends up buying Take-Two, they promise to nerf the game series Grand Theft Auto so as to win appeal with parents, and government officials, effectively burying the very qualities that made the game so unique.
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5.
known as a thing that once was good but now has been nerfed and is bad
in runescape's case of 10.12.08 "parented" or "guided"
omg they nerfed the wildy
omg runescape totally got nerfed 10th of dec 2007
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6.
To render soft and squishy
Man, my apple got totally nerfed by dropping it off the roof this morning.
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7.
Getting hit with a nerf weapon of some sort.
Dude, I nerfed you hardcore.