"malding" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From mald + -ing, itself a blend of mad + bald. First cited usage of "mald" points back to November 2011 with an entry made on Urban Dictionary by user Yozaru. Became part of gaming culture in 2019 through the streamer Forsen, specifically referring to someone becoming so mad at a game they turn bald, either through stress or hair pulling. Etymology templates: {{af|en|mald|-ing}} mald + -ing, {{blend|en|mad|bald|nocap=1|nocat=1}} blend of mad + bald Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} malding (not comparable)
  1. (Internet slang, neologism, Twitch-speak) Angry about a game, especially on the part of a man who is a poor loser. Tags: Internet, neologism, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-malding-en-adj-wzZOX9XD Categories (other): English Twitch-speak, English neologisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 64 36
  2. (Internet slang, neologism, by extension) Angry or irate. Tags: Internet, broadly, neologism, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-malding-en-adj-~WYiGBS2 Categories (other): English neologisms

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