(
lag-tōst) n. 1. Extreme
computer lag, or comparative slowness of receiving and/or processing information (particularly during video game play).
Etymology:
< The Battle Grounds server lag < "lag" < various combinations of the word lag with others in search of the perfect description of extreme lag (lag bagels, lag muffins, etc.) < lag +
toast (lag + the associations attached to the word toasted = perfect description) < lagtoast
Upon encountering extreme
lag while playing an online videogame, one may sum up the situation by using the word lagtoast.
Other commonly used variations include the shortened "
toast", which
may be used as an adjective, noun or verb describing a thing which is in a state of lag, that which is essentially lag, or the act of causing a state of lag, respectively.
Leet speak variation: 70457 ( 7 = T, 0 = O,
4 = A, 5 = S )