faceroll

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Definition

In gaming, to button-mash or spam one ability so mindlessly that you could literally press your face on the keyboard and still dominate. Implies a class or build is so overpowered it requires zero skill to be effective.

Example Usage

That Death Knight class is pure faceroll—just mash two buttons and you top the DPS charts.

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