Frommald +-ing, itself ablend ofmad +bald. First cited usage of "mald" points back to November 2011 with an entry made onUrban Dictionary by user Yozaru.[1] Became part of gaming culture in 2019 through the streamerForsen, specifically referring to someone becoming so mad at a game they turn bald, either throughstress orhair pulling.[2]
malding
- presentparticiple andgerund ofmald
malding (notcomparable)
- (Should wedelete(+) this sense?)(Internetslang, neologism, Twitch-speak) Angry about agame, especially on the part of a man who is a poor loser.
2020 September 16, Arda Ocal, “How Riot Games' board game Tellstones weaponizes memory”, inESPN[1]:So THAT's why I wasmalding when I lost -- or at least what I'll blame it on.
2020 October 29, Ryan Galloway, “Tyler1 accuses xQc of view botting while they trade shots on stream”, inDot Esports[2]:“XQc ismalding in Among Us, a children’s fucking party game that no one gives a fuck about, crazy,” Tyler said.
2021 May 24, Charlie Pugh, “The art of misery: how Ludwig made a career from failing”, inThe Courier[3]:In his "hardest game" series he playsmalding games, named for the rage they provoke in those who play them. […] The completion percentage of Pogostuck, an iconicmalding game, is 1.5%, which makes for dozens of hours of carefully navigating a level interspersed with bouts of rage.
2021 September 26, Bill Cooney, “xQc rage quits and uninstalls FIFA 22 after getting demolished in Ultimate Team”, inDexerto.com[4]:“I’m gonna say it: soccer is one of the most dogs**t sports to ever exist, it’s an embarassment[sic] to humankind. I said it, get mad,” xQc said after his opponent scored yet again. “Keepmalding, and I want to make sure people understand: it is not ‘football,’ it’s soccer.”
- (Should wedelete(+) this sense?)(Internetslang, neologism, by extension) Angry or irate.
