hurtbox

noun

Etymology

Blend of hurt + hitbox.

  1. derived from Boxenstopp
  2. derived from pyxis
  3. derived from buxis
  4. inherited from *buhsā
  5. inherited from box
  6. inherited from box — “container, box, cup
  7. formed as hitbox — “hit + box
  8. compounded as hurtbox — “hurt + hitbox

Definitions

  1. The area (hitbox) around a character in a fighting game such that, if an attack impinges…

    The area (hitbox) around a character in a fighting game such that, if an attack impinges upon it, the character will take damage.

    • “Our goal with this update is to more tightly tie hitboxes and hurtboxes to our character’s animations,” devs explained in the blog post.
    • As of the current patch, Luke’s crouching Medium Punch has been nerfed. It will now have a larger hurtbox, in addition to having a slower recovery when the attack misses.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hurtbox. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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