inting
/ˈɪntɪŋ/
Very CommonPlaying so badly it looks intentional, especially by running into enemies repeatedly.
Originally meant intentional feeding (deliberately feeding kills to the enemy). Now used loosely for any player who keeps dying at a rate that tanks the team's chances, even unintentionally.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | our jungler is literally inting we're down 8 kills | The jungler keeps dying and is giving the enemy team a massive advantage. | reddit, 2023 |
| 02 | bro just ran it down mid, straight up inting | The player walked straight to the enemy base and died on purpose. | x, 2024 |
| 03 | i don't think he's actually inting, he just has terrible map awareness | The dying is from bad play, not intentional sabotage. | |
| 04 | ff at 15 this guy has been inting since minute two | Requesting an early surrender because one player has been feeding the whole game. | tiktok, 2024 |
Use it when
- A teammate keeps running into fights they obviously cannot win and dying.
- Someone appears to be deliberately feeding kills to the enemy team.
- A player's death count is so high it looks like sabotage.
- Someone is tilted and no longer playing to win.
Do not use it when
- Someone is just new or bad at the game.Use “noob” instead.
- Someone lost one fight carelessly.
Variations and related forms
Inting vs feeding
inting
Inting implies intent or a pattern so bad it looks intentional.
VS
feeding
Feeding just means dying a lot and giving the enemy gold, with no implication of intent.
Origin and context
Shortened from 'intentional feeding', a term from League of Legends for deliberately dying to give the enemy gold. Spread to other competitive games as general vocabulary for sabotage-level dying.
- First seen
- mid-2010s
- Confidence
- medium
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