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Choke

Esports

Losing a game you had won, from nerves.

“They choked a 20-point lead.”

See also: Throw, Reverse sweep

How to use it

  • “They choked a 20-point lead.”

Related words

  1. ThrowTo lose a winning position through mistakes — or on purpose.
  2. Reverse sweepLosing the first games of a series and winning all the rest.

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