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Vocabulary question - power creep

Shitposting a bit this morning.

So guys with Ayra joining the 5* exclusive pool, time to ask some questions about "power creep".

I was wondering : is it a noun ?
eg : Ayra is a power creep to any other swordsman

Is it an adjective ?
eg : Ayra is a powercreep Lon'zu

Is it a verb ?
eg : Ayra powercreeps Fir big time

I was unfamiliar with the concept before this whole event, so now I want to use it properly ;)

Asked by Nightguest1 year 1 month ago

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I think that it is supposed to be a noun. Tho it's a made-up word that came to light with the first big trading card games, so I think that nobody will turn into a grammar nazi if you use it as something other than a noun.

Side note: Since you mentioned the big trading card games, I remember Magic: The Gathering and its tons of rule changes/updates—they call them rule changes errata (used as a verb, i.e, a card has been errata'd), when the actual word is a Latin noun (one erratum, two errata).

Powercreep itself is a noun
"The powercreep in this game has seen noticeable spikes"
However it can also be used as an adjective
"Ayra is a powercreeped Lon'qu"

The term is based on creep, so noun and verb.

creep
krēp/
verb
verb: creep; 3rd person present: creeps; past tense: crept; past participle: crept; gerund or present participle: creeping
2. (of an unwanted and negative characteristic or fact) occur or develop gradually and almost imperceptibly.
"errors crept into his game"
increase slowly but steadily in number or amount.
"interest rates have been creeping up in the past few weeks"

noun
noun: creep; plural noun: creeps

2.
slow movement, especially at a steady but almost imperceptible pace.
"an attempt to prevent this slow creep of costs"
the tendency of a car with automatic transmission to move when in gear without the accelerator being pressed.
the gradual downward movement of disintegrated rock or soil due to gravitational forces.
"stones and earth slowly slip down the slopes by soil creep"
the gradual deformation of a plastic solid under stress.
gradual bulging of the floor of a mine owing to pressure on the pillars.

I say a adjective and a verb. "Ayra/Aira is power creep in comparison to (sword unit)" sounds just as acceptable as "Ayra totally power creeps (sword unit)". However, it is technically slang, so anything goes I suppose