So named for the Dreaded Pink puff of Final Fantasy 4, which had a very small chance of dropping its tail when defeated.

Sufferers of pink puff syndrome are unable to stop repeating task regarded as a grind in the hopes that eventually they will be rewarded for their effort by the random number generator.
The player was 0/200 on the random monster drops, but his pink puff syndrome kept him trying.
by Forgottenandlost May 6, 2010
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