lagfest

English

Etymology

lag +‎ -fest

Noun

lagfest (plural lagfests)

  1. (computing, informal) Something prone to lagging, or network delays.
    • 1998 January 28, Spatch [username], “Re: *Please Read*”, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games‎ (Usenet):
      The only place I ever seriously lagged was at the blacksmith shop. Now all of Britain is a lagfest.
    • 2009 July 27, cryptoguy [username], “Re: Intermittent FPS drops”, in alt.games.warcraft‎ (Usenet):
      Cities are lagfests if there are a lot of other players nearby.
    • 2011 June 15, HarpingOn [username], “Re: OT: USB graphics "cards"”, in uk.games.video.misc‎ (Usenet):
      Full screen is a lagfest. I don't think you're going to be gaming on these, unless the technology got heaps better whilst I wasn't looking.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:lagfest.

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