An instance of the Slashdot effect.

present participle of slashdot

(role-playing games, video games, informal) Having a focus on violent combat rather than strategy. / (literature) Shallowly devoted to the gory details.

plural of forward slash

(baseball) The batting average, on-base percentage, and slugging average of a batter or team when expressed together, separated by slashes.

With a slashing motion.

Able to be slashed. / (fandom slang) Suitable for writing slash fan fiction about.

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Involving lots of cutting with blades, or swordwork. / resembling a slash (the punctuation mark) / wet, having wet ground, slushy / making a movement akin to swiping a sword.

Obsolete form of slashed.