Lauing
(verb)
The act of attempting a reckless, low-percentage, “clip-worthy” play in Valorant (or other FPS games) with the full intention of throwing the round or even the entire match. To lau is to
deliberately sabotage while disguising it as a flashy highlight attempt.
Used
sarcastically to justify failure: any missed shot or
questionable play can be excused as “just lauing.”
“Why’d you peek mid with a Shorty against an Operator?”
“Relax bro, I was lauing.”
“Stop lauing, it’s overtime. We
actually need this win.”
“He said he was
clutching, but we all knew he was lauing
the second he went for that 360.”