English

Verb

savescum ‎(third-person singular simple present savescums, present participle savescumming, simple past and past participle savescummed)

1. (intransitive, video games, roguelikes, derogatory) To cheat by taking a copy of a saved game so that it can be restored and reattempted in the event of the player character's death.

Related terms

• startscum

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