- This is a word that shifted its meaning overtime to fit the purpose of online gaming. Although the exact period and origin of this shift in definition is unknown, gamers online seem to take this word for granted. This word was possibly used to mean to soak up experience points perhaps like a sponge soaking in liquid.
Soak
other word formation type Shifting
An internet word used in games to mean the act of getting experience points my killing enemy monsters.
Etymology : Shift from the original word ‘soak’
Source : Online games
Last modified: 14 December 2017