RDM

English

Etymology

Initialism of random deathmatch.

Verb

RDM (third-person singular simple present RDMs, present participle RDMing, simple past and past participle RDMed)

1. (video games) To arbitrarily kill players in a video game, typically players on one's own team when friendly fire is enabled.

   Do not RDM in the lobby.

   • 2017 January 25, John Butler, The Inquisitr‎:

     Most servers have limitations on what’s acceptable for wardens and guards to do, but that’s mostly to prevent RDMing

Usage notes

Applies to game genres such as murder mysteries where there may be valid reasoning for attacking suspected players, as the aim is to purge the game of players tasked as being "murderers" before they can kill the remaining innocent players.

Derived terms

• RDMer

Anagrams

• DMR, DRM, MDR, RMD