English Explanatory Dictionary

zerg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.
noun
  1. A very large group of units or players.

Pronunciation

/zɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ En-au-zerg.ogg

Word forms

zerg zergs zerging zerged

Etymology

From the game StarCraft (1998), in which the easily mass-produced Zerg units encourage such a strategy.

Synonyms

cheese rush blob
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