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FaZe effect

A phenomenon observable in most online video games with competitive matchmaking and ranks, in which random players tend to be far more abrasive and uncooperative than those you meet in casual drop-in games or community servers, even ones hosting games in competitive format. This is counter-intuitive to the assumption that less mature players will be deterred by the stiff penalties for ruining matches, which turns out to grossly underestimate how consciously dedicated some people are to being awful.

There are a variety of reasons for this, not least of which is because clueless kids think they're going to be MLG esports pros and thus blame anything that goes wrong on you, regardless of how well anyone is actually doing, and frequently ragequit, leaving you unable to pick up the match. In higher ranks and tiers, it is common for players to not care about playing because they think too highly of themselves, while many players in lower ranks are using smurf accounts so they can grief newer players trying to git gud.

Named after FaZe Clan, a (real) professional esports team that many of the aforementioned clueless kids like to reference in their screen names.
Joe was warming up for a round of competitive Counter-Strike: Global Offensive by dicking around in some servers with custom game modes. He was having more fun here than he thought he would playing silly mini-games, but he was dragged away by his two friends only to end up in a lobby with a temperamental fourteen year old boy and someone with racial epithets in his name using micspam to blare references to stale Internet memes. The FaZe effect strikes again.
by dontkillalljewspls July 5, 2016
mugGet the FaZe effectmug.

FaZe Abdul

FaZe Abdul is a famous twitch streamer that lives in Ireland .He streams with his girlfriend Shauna.His favourite celebrity is Bella danger a famous porno star.Abdul looks like a common malnourished black Hindu middle aged man.People like to call him Fulaby too because he is black trash

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Yo FaZe Abdul pull out your cock and show shauna no mercy also tell FaZe Asian to kill himself
by Dragonnight5Yt August 29, 2020
mugGet the FaZe Abdulmug.

FaZe Flea

Cringe Fucking YouTuber and FaZe Member That likes to suck on multiple women's toenails at once, he never does it tho cause he gets no bitches, FaZe Flea sucks on men's dicks too, and sometimes if he's really thirsty he'll blowjob a strap-on
FaZe Flea: Man That Likes Men
by Real FaZe Flea February 21, 2022
mugGet the FaZe Fleamug.

FaZe Swagger

FaZe Swagger, also known as FaZe Swagger880, also known as Flynn. Is a person who appears in Codyy's YouTube videos. He doesn't have any social media. But he is a really good character in Codyy's Minecraft SMP/Server's storyline.
Codyy's friend Flynn has a minecraft account called FaZe Swagger
by 5cree July 16, 2021
mugGet the FaZe Swaggermug.

Faze PUBICNESS

A person who is a TRYHARD, HASNT TAKEN A SHOWER IN A FEW WEEKS AND CAN SMELL IT FROM A MILE AWAY.
BRO YOU ARE SUCH A FAZE PUBICNESS!!!!.
by OSAMABINSAGGIN March 31, 2020
mugGet the Faze PUBICNESSmug.

Faze Rugging

Guy1. Yo bro i just got a girlfriend
Guy2: Nahh bro you faze rugging me!
by IPlayBloxFruits_12 September 14, 2023
mugGet the Faze Ruggingmug.

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