This abbreviation/shortcut that originally means "imbalanced" is also used in the world's biggest trading card game Magic:The Gathering. It denotes too much power in a card.
"The Power Nine are all great examples of imba cards."

"Stop using Counterspells and Dark Rituals they're so imba."
by BadBoyBen August 18, 2007
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fucking NE abuse imba!!!
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Matt, why did you spill your drink? You are such an imba.
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Commonly used in MMORPG.
Derived from the word imbalanced.
It is more used as a coin for someone or something that is overpowered, very good, awesome.
Only the best players have that mount, it's imba!
by Extwo April 17, 2011
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Originated from Online Gaming, meaning 'too good'.
Literally it means 'imbalanced' but Awesome Gamers who owns and plays amazing, are referred to as 'Imba.'
Ramesh : Heaton plays awesome with AK-47.

Suresh : Yeah, I know. He is simply Imba.
by KuRius. August 17, 2012
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an adjective used when you run out of adjectives to describe something or someone really great
I cant even begin to describe how imba my tsong is.

Angel is the most imba for CJ.
by aesicj November 7, 2013
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