NeRF
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nerf¹
- /nɜːf/ UK
- /nɝf/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)f
Where it comes from
Circa 1950s?
verb nerfs · nerfing · nerfed
- To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully. A racer will often nerf another as a psychological tactic.
nerf²
- /nɜːf/ UK
- /nɝf/ US
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)f
Where it comes from
From the Nerf brand of toys designed as non-dangerous counterparts of existing things, such as sports balls and guns. Originally used to equate a change in the damage of a weapon in a video game to a change from real weapons to Nerf weapons.
verb nerfs · nerfing · nerfed
- To change a mechanic, an ability, or a character in a video game in order to make less efficacious. The lightning spell was originally pretty powerful, but in the sequel they nerfed it so it became completely useless.
- To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of. Tesla nerfs Autopilot in Europe due to new regulations
Similar: debuff, worsen, deteriorate, cripple, declaw, defang, degenerate
noun nerfs
- The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc.
NeRF³
noun NeRFs
- Acronym of neural radiance field.neural radiance field
