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12/5/2014 7:04:22 PM
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What exactly is a scrub?
I'm seriously asking this. I see this term thrown around on videogame internet forums all the time and it usually comes with the connotation of someone who thinks they are better than someone else. Regarding Destiny, it seems scrubs are people who suck at the game, have a low K/D ratio in PvP, have gotten exotic items from Xûr, are only level 29, are level 30 but have Iron Banner armor, etc. So what the hell exactly is the definition of a scrub? I guess I could just Google it, but I'm interested in seeing what the community here has to say.
It seems like there is a general trend that the gaming community, at least those who post online, are horrible people who treat others with no respect at all. Hence, they throw the term "scrub" around as an insult when referring to someone who they view is below them. The funny thing is, this kind of spoiled brat, elitist, dick-measuring behavior seems to be mostly confined to the context of posting on forums. In my experience, when I actually engage with a fellow gamer online in a game, people are generally nice. But as soon as they get behind a keyboard and the protection of anonymity, there's a huge switch and it brings out the worst in people. All of a sudden, everyone else is scrub.
I'm not really offended by it, actually I think it's pretty entertaining watching how horrible people can be behind the keyboard. But I am kinda curious as to why it happens, and why people are so mean and call each other scrub.
What exactly does the word "scrub" mean to you, and why do you call people that?
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Www.urbandictionary.com
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5 RepliesEdited by NathanW18: 12/5/2014 11:37:32 PMA scrub is a player that makes up his own rules. He believes something is 'cheap' and he is above using it. He will blame his losses on players using the 'cheap' weapons/tactics and refuses to look at his own lack of skill. If you talk about other players being 'cheap' or 'tryhards', you're a scrub. This article explains it in a lot of detail: http://www.sirlin.net/articles/playing-to-win & http://www.sirlin.net/ptw-book/introducingthe-scrub Just being bad at the game doesn't automatically make you a scrub. The word is misused in this way quite often. Your desired way of acquiring gear also doesn't make you a scrub. Complaining about the tactics and ways other players play the game makes you a scrub.
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1 ReplyAnd wtf is "lel"?
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30 Repliesscrub (n) - 1. A guy who can't get no love from me. 2. One who hangs out the passenger side of his best friend's ride tryin' to hollar at me.
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You're a scrub for not knowing what a scrub is, scrub
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People who are bad, but think they are decent or good. People who expect others to carry them. People who don't bother to help others out. People who use 306 weapons and don't bother levelling shit up. They are scrubs. Most of the time they are younger players.
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I thought it's something you do to clean the dishes?
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You're a scrub for having Husk of The Pit on your hunter....
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It's a boring insult and a reason to immediately discredit someone when they say it
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fanboy
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3 RepliesI think you need to [b]git gud[/b]
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5 RepliesJust a derogatory term. Comes from [i]Scullion[/i] I believe, which was someone who cleaned dishes: Scrub the plates.
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Conforce1
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I just use it as a replacement for no0b
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An article of clothing worn by people in the medical field
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14 RepliesSorry had to do it....not a serious response - Per TLC - A description of a scrub A scrub is a guy that thinks he's fly And is also known as a buster Always talkin' about what he wants And just sits on his broke ass So (no) A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me Hanging out the passenger side Of his best friend's ride Trying to holler at me I don't want no scrub A scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me Hanging out the passenger side Of his best friend's ride Trying to holler at me
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1 ReplyI'm pretty sure scrubs are what surgeons wear
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You jk
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2 RepliesI don't want no scrub. A scrub is someone who can't get no love from me
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Edited by Your Absent Father: 12/6/2014 12:49:40 AMA scrub is a guy that thinks he's kinda fly And is also known as a buster Always talkin' about what he wants And just sits on his broke ass
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A scrub is players like u who never get off this game
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A guy that can't get no love from me.
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To me a scrub is someone that needs to use exploits/glitches to complete a mission. Regardless of the reasons they use there is no excuse for doing this. I will not revive or help players that i see using exploits, you could say im being a scrub by responding in this way & id agree simply because i believe in giving out what i get.
