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RDM
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English
Etymology
en random deathmatch.
Verb
en video games To en arbitrarily kill en players in a en video game, typically players on one's own team when en friendly fire is enabled.
en Do not RDM in the lobby.
en January 25, 2017 John Butler The Inquisitr https://www.inquisitr.com/3917987/letting-out-your-inner-anarchist-three-video-games-with-no-rules/ Most servers have limitations on what’s acceptable for wardens and guards to do, but that’s mostly to prevent RDMing Archived copy 14 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062753/http://www.inquisitr.com/3917987/letting-out-your-inner-anarchist-three-video-games-with-no-rules/ 16 August 2017
Usage notes
Applies to game en genres such as en murder mysteries where there may be valid reasoning for attacking suspected players, as the aim is to en purge the game of players tasked as being "en murderers" before they can kill the remaining innocent players.
Derived terms
en RDMer
Anagrams
en dmr DMR DRM MDR RMD