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  • A term (I've seen mostly in gaming) for a weapon or character that has a lot of offense, but very little defense. Hard to defend against, but easy to defeat.

    July 31, 2015

  • Thanks, TH for commenting on the word. I like it. No, I love it. And thanks, Zu for having the list.

    July 31, 2015

  • Hmmm. I'm thinking of the catapaults in Age of Empires.

    Yes I'm that old.

    August 1, 2015