Video gamesSlang To regain one's skills at a game after not having played for a while; to reverse the process of rusting.
I don't understand explanations like these. He wanted to 'derust' by having something help play the game for him? That's not derusting, that's straight up sticking your dick into a bucket full of iron filings left out in the rain for three weeks.2020 August 25, u/Ephemeralis, “Poised(from circle people) on why he cheated.”, in Reddit, r/osugame, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2023:
It's imperative we get 2 closed door matches under our belt in Qatar so we can derust in November.2022 September 23, u/jamesey10, “Post Match Thread: MNT”, in Reddit, r/ussoccer, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2023:
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Watched this one live, he randomly got it less than an hour into the stream while derusting for PACE. He's just him.2023 October 25, u/baggypantsman, “Super Mario 64 - 0 Star in 6:16 by Suigi”, in Reddit, r/speedrun, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2023:
The act ends in 2 days, unless you want to derust or improve at the game probably better to wait if you want to grind rank2023 October 30, u/alphcadoesreddit, “Worth grinding ranked at this point of the act?”, in Reddit, r/VALORANT, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2023:
derust
noun
Etymology From de- + rust.
1
An instance of derusting (in either sense).
Wrench Only wasn't too bad of a derust, since I was already really experienced with the category.2022 July 4, u/xemmypoo, “I ran Ratchet 2 Wrench Only at SGDQ, AMA”, in Reddit, r/speedrun, archived from the original on 23 Dec 2023: