"skill issue" meaning in All languages combined

See skill issue on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈskɪl ˌɪsjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˌɪʃ(j)uː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskɪl ˌɪʃ(j)u/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-skill issue.wav
Rhymes: -ɪsjuː, -ɪʃjuː, -ɪʃuː Etymology: Literally skill + issue (the issue is related to one's skill); popularized as a general insult around 2020. Head templates: {{en-interj}} skill issue
  1. (slang, video games, sometimes ironic) Suggesting that a player is merely making excuses for a loss. Tags: ironic, slang, sometimes Categories (topical): Video games Related terms: git gud, pisslow, mald, scrub
    Sense id: en-skill_issue-en-intj-4U0hs7A8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 12 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 13 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 68 10 22 Topics: video-games

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskɪl ˌɪsjuː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-ˌɪʃ(j)uː/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskɪl ˌɪʃ(j)u/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-skill issue.wav Forms: skill issues [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪsjuː, -ɪʃjuː, -ɪʃuː Etymology: Literally skill + issue (the issue is related to one's skill); popularized as a general insult around 2020. Head templates: {{en-noun}} skill issue (plural skill issues)
  1. (video games, slang, sometimes ironic) A lack of skill at a game. Tags: ironic, slang, sometimes Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-skill_issue-en-noun-6oQFIkrm Topics: video-games
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see skill, issue (i.e., a skill deficiency in other domains).
    Sense id: en-skill_issue-en-noun-kKRCEV35

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2022 December 27, Dean Clark, “THE UNLIVING First Impression: Feeling Weak Behind My Forces”, in GameTyrant, archived from the original on 2022-12-27:",
          "text": "Well, after playing it myself, I have to say that it is a lot of fun to play as long as you can manage to stay alive long enough to enjoy it! Let me be the first to say, this is a 'skill issue' of course, but ultimately, I just thought my zombies would be stronger.",
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