parryslop
nounEtymology From parry + -slop. The term was popularized during early 2025.
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Internet, Derogatory Video games whose combat system heavily involves waiting to be attacked and then parrying, seen as overused and uninspired.
- I heard this game was parryslop.2024 October 13, @EhrgeizGod, X (post), archived from the original on 25 Jan 2026:
- I wonder what the internal changes / discussions had were making the game even more parryslop focused.2025 May 1, memePvP, “Combat needs to be fixed”, in r/NoRestForTheWicked (Reddit post), archived from the original on 25 Jan 2026:
3 more examples
- Now that we've all agreed parryslop is bad, I think it's time we all finally admit we were all just kidding about liking turnslop2025 May 22, @ManletThorin, X (post), archived from the original on 25 Jan 2026:
- if you think about it, tennis is parryslop2025 June 28, @getdownnewjeans, X (post), archived from the original on 25 Jan 2026:
- Out of all the parryslop games in the world OP managed to find the worst example.2025 October 6, Quirinus84, “Anon plays Sekiro”, in r/greentext (Reddit post), archived from the original on 25 Jan 2026: