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/Sounds like the English word "nerf" + "eh" (as in "egg") + "AHR" (as in "art")/

Meaning

To weaken a character, weapon, or ability in a video game through a developer update. When the devs decide your main was too broken and make them useless from one patch to the next.

Examples

They nerfed my favorite character and now he's useless.

If they nerf him again I'm quitting.

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Regional synonyms

To deliberately sink someone's reputation or make them look bad, usually through gossip, rumors, or strategic comments in front of the right people. In Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, bajundir is the slow, calculated work of an enemy: patient, sneaky, and aimed at social or professional damage.