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SMOrc
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English
Alternative forms
en smorc Smorc smOrc SMORC
Etymology
Abbreviation of Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Space Marine (name of a 2011 video game) + en orc. Popularized by the 2015 YouTube video "SMOrc SONG - Face Never Trade" by DJ KARL THE DOG.
Pronunciation
en /ɛs ɛm ɔɹk/ proper noun
en /smɔɹk/
Proper noun
The name of a Twitch.tv emote.
en Colin Ford; Dan Gardner; Leah Elaine Horgan; Calvin Liu; a. m. tsaasan; Bonnie Nardi; Jordan Rickman 2017 Chat Speed OP PogChamp: Practices of Coherence in Massive Twitch Chat CHI'17: Proceedings of the 2017 ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems The use of SMOrc and similar emotes requires, and signifies, membership in the Twitch Hearthstone community.
Noun
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en Hearthstone The en strategy of aggressively attacking the opponent, especially while disregarding enemy en minions.
en sempok May 27, 2016 A Study in Aggro Shaman – Legend Guide The OP https://dotesports.com/the-op/hearthstone/news/study-aggro-shaman-legend-guide-26750 This deck is a far more SMOrc oriented and trades less frequently.
en Steven Asarch 6/27/18 ‘Hearthstone’ A Less Friendly Game of Chess Tavern Brawl Guide: Become Azeroth’s Grand Master Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/hearthstone-tavern-brawl-guide-less-friendly-game-chess-rook-queen-bishop-998304 What classes and decks have you enjoyed playing with in “A Less Friendly Game of Chess”? Tell us, as long as it’s not Face Hunter. Nobody likes SMORC in Tavern Brawls.
Verb
en Hearthstone To focus on aggressively attacking the opponent, especially while disregarding enemy en minions.
en Dan Szymborski Dec 5, 2016 Mean Streets of Gadgetzan card reveal, part 4 ESPN.com http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18114886/hearthstone-mean-streets-gadgetzan-reveal-part-4-blowgill-sniper-grimscale-chum-dirty-rat It's only a single point off vanilla five-mana stats (11 points) and here you want it to be heavier in health so that you can clear the board and smOrc in the same turn. https://web.archive.org/web/20161127234337/http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/18114886/hearthstone-mean-streets-gadgetzan-reveal-part-4-blowgill-sniper-grimscale-chum-dirty-rat 27 November 2016
en Will Bindloss December 15, 2017 Hearthstone Dungeon Run bosses ranked by their bullshit PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/hearthstone-dungeon-run-bosses-ranked-by-their-bullshit/ George was also nice enough to give me some tips for how to beat this boss, saying "You can fatigue him with control, or SMOrc".
en Steven Asarch 4/12/18 ‘Hearthstone’ Witchwood’ Best Decks: Day One Edition Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/hearthstone-witchwood-new-decks-884266 Will Face Hunter “Smorc” its way to the top, or will Elemental Shaman show everyone how awesome Battlecries are?
Derived terms
en SMOrc Hunter
Related terms
en aggro
en face
Anagrams
en cmors corms SCORM Comrs. Croms
en Collectible card games