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By improving the performance of a Nerf gun, you "buff" it, which is ironic (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Why is that ironic?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

"Nerf" is an opposite to a "buff" in videogame context.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I get that. Where is the irony? I think to be ironic there needs to be some air of unexpectedness. I certainly think it's amusing to say that you were buffing a nerf gun, but maybe not unexpected

But I think Alanis Morissette would be on board

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago

The irony is that you would think nerfing a nerf gun would improve it, because it's more nerf per nerf.