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save scumming

In video games: Manually saving your game over and over again (usually before important decisions/boss battles, etc.) to make sure that if you screw up later on, you can always just return to your most recent saved game.

Used in games that allow players to save whenever they want, thus making the game substantially easier because there's no real penalty for messing up, and it lets the player know what to expect ahead.
If I wasn't save scumming so much, I would've had to restart this mission a shitton of times.
save scumming by TorpedoMoo September 2, 2013
Related Words

Scumming 

The act of jumping off of a bridge into water for amusement. Term probably originated in Fairport, NY or somewhere in upstate New York. Usually done in the Erie Canal.
I touched the bottom of the canal when i was scumming yesterday.
Scumming by Time89 April 22, 2005

El Scumbino 

A noun but can also apply as a verb in certain situations.

A man who is always up to no good. The latin version of Scumbag. An alias for a man also known as Sebastian.
There was a drift of El Scumbino through Santa Monica, CA last week.
El Scumbino by El Lyon April 10, 2011

Save Scumming

A video-game relevant term - used by morons and pedants - to describe the "overuse" of the saving and loading mechanic in a video game, in order to beat a particularly difficult enemy, boss, trap, puzzle, etc.

In almost all games with the function available, quick-save/load mechanics are intentionally built into the game, by the creators, to allow people this very function- but unfortunately, morons claim this is "cheating" or simply "cheap" They're the same people who complain about tactics on Super Smash Brothers instead of actually winning.
"I cant believe Steve stooped to Save Scumming in order to beat Margit in Elden Ring...that doesn't count because he's basically cheating by using an intentionally designed strategy option. Its about ethics in video-game playing."
Save Scumming by Yak-Shavings March 31, 2022

Scumping 

Playing call of duty out of your mind and wrecking kids just like professional gamer Scump.
I’m Scumping, I’m Scumping.

I just Scumped those kids for the dub, let’s goooooooooo!!!!

villa scumming

When someone sticks only their middle finger up and shouts villa scumto people around without context
Fat ginger was down the pub and Other fat bold man walked in with his middle finger up shouting VILLA SCUM fat ginger asked what he was doing Fat boldy said I’m villa scumming.

A teacher doesn’t let someone to the toilet so when she turns her back two bestfriends stick their middle finger up and shout Villa scum, the teacher asked why pupils were saying villa scum they replied with “its villa scumming day”
villa scumming by rubymonahan October 30, 2019