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  • noun Internet slang A tip given by a professional.

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pro (for "professional") and tip. Originally ProTip, name for small pieces of gameplay advice used as screenshot captions in GamePro magazine. One such piece of advice regarding id Software's Doom ("To defeat the Cyberdemon, shoot at it until it dies") was so comically obvious that it later became an Internet catchphrase.

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