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A gaming term.
Train crash syndrome is a effect where you make a single wrong decision, which throws you off and you end up spiraling downwards, ultimately culminating in you failing whatever it is you're trying to do, be it dying, losing a minigame, or running out of time.
Derived from how a crashing train proceeding gets worse as it goes on, as more cars derails and cause more damage.
Guy 1: Damnit, I got hit
*proceeds to fail level."
Guy 1: Argh! What the hell happened? I was doing so well.
Guy 2: That's just train crash syndrome my dude.
by A regular, ordinary toaster March 25, 2021
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