SMURF

What Does SMURF Mean in a Text?

Gaming Slang for Newbies

If you're new to gaming, then there is more to learn than just a game's moves and strategy. Gamers should also be familiar with gaming slang, which has around 200 terms in common usage, many of which are difficult for new players to guess. But, you should persevere. Understanding gaming jargon improves collaboration by helping gamers to convey complex strategies, emotions, and actions quickly. Here is the term you care about:

SMURF means "Experienced Gamer Playing at a Lower Level" and is also a cartoon character.

Experienced Gamer Playing at a Lower Level

In gaming circles a SMURF is an experienced player in MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) games who creates a new account in order to be able to play against inexperienced opponents who can be easily defeated. For example:

• Joe: I got totally PWNED by that N00B last night!
• Jane: I think you'll find that N00B is a SMURF. (And I don't mean a little, blue cartoon character!)

Cartoon Character

The SMURFs is a children's cartoon series which relates the story of a colony of small, blue, human-like creatures that live in mushroom-shaped houses in the forest. The SMURFs was created in 1958, by the Belgian artist Pierre Culliford, using the pen name "Peyo." ("The SMURFs" is a Dutch translation of the original French title "Les Schtroumpfs.")

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When I write SMURF, I mean this:

"Experienced Gamer Playing at a Lower Level"

Summary of Key Points

We have summarized the key points in the table below:

SMURF
Definition:	Experienced Gamer Playing at a Lower Level
Type:	Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

Second Definition of SMURF

A SMURF is also a character from the cartoon series "The Smurfs."

SMURF
Definition:	Cartoon Character
Type:	Slang Word (Jargon)
Guessability:	2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:	Adults, Teenagers, and Under 13s

Example of SMURF Used in a Text

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