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Bookmark or Share- etymology - Where does the term "Smurfing" come from? - English ...Smurfing. A slang term coined by Warp! and Shlonglor to mean good or famous players using fake names to hide from people then attempting to beat other players. It is only a "Smurf" if those players win. The earliest definite use of smurfing I found was in alt.games.warcraft in August 1996:
- What is ‘smurfing’ in gaming? - DexertoSmurfing refers to players who try to avoid coming up against opponents of similar MMRs by using new or low-ranked accounts. The idea is that the game cannot assess their skill level properly and...
- What Is a Smurf in Gaming?A "smurf" describes a player in an online game, often highly skilled, that creates another account to play against lower-ranked players. The smurf pretends to be new, then dominates their opponents since they're so much better at the game.
- What Is a Smurf and How Does Smurfing Work? - InvestopediaA smurf is a colloquial term for a money launderer who seeks to evade scrutiny from government agencies by breaking up large transactions into a set of smaller transactions that are each below...
- What Is Smurfing - How Does It Work? | SEONSmurfing is a type of money laundering done by money mules who are, in this particular case, also called “smurfs”: The smurf receives illegally obtained funds. The smurf splits the funds – digitally or physically – into amounts just below the declaring, reporting, or alert threshold.
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