lag spasm

When ones connection to an online game is so bad that they lag all over the place. I hate this problem in gears of war.

"c'mon help I can't kill three guys at once!"
"Sorry man I'm having a lag spasm. I have to stand still for it to stop. I can't stop bouncing every where."

by annnnonnnnymous August 31, 2011

Schrödinger's Lag

The term used when lag occurs in a game but only when you're looking at the thing that lags your game.

Guy 1: "I spawned a skyscraper on Garry's Mod but it only lagged the game when I looked at it?"
Guy 2: "Yeah, that's Schrödinger's Lag"

by BoneZonelol October 8, 2020

Trend Lag

Jet lagging of social trends between a country and another, either due to timezone differences, or otherwise.

Ex. 1: #AppleEvent is trending in Egypt, although the event has ended more than 24 hours ago. This is definitely a trend lag.
Ex. 2: #Oscars2015 is trend-lagged in Germany.

by Ahmed Zidan October 26, 2015

Lags

A gamers worst nightmare and the single most frustrating thing ever to ruin a video game

My fucking piece of shit computer lags all the fucking time!!! >:(

by DERP_MASTER April 20, 2017

Lag Tech

The method in which a person uses their horrible internet to perform feats on video games that were never thought possible.

Wow Luke did you just make a new lag tech.

by Quantum energy August 27, 2025

Action Lag

When you are playing a normally smooth-running game that begins to lag due to heavy action at that moment.

"Dude, last when I was playing Medal of Honor I was taking fire from all sides. Major action lag"

"My new PC with 8 gigs of RAM couldn't stop some of the action lag from WoW"

by Crakaman June 1, 2009

Lag

A thing that sometimes happens where your game suddenly starts running slower than usual.

It is also an excuse that gamers often use whenever they’re doing bad at a game.

Gamer 1: “Dude the lag keeps making me die!!”
Gamer 2: “lol”

by BeckBro_ January 20, 2022