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Nerf (video gaming)

Okay, so imagine you're playing a game with your friends where you pretend to shoot each other with toy guns. But sometimes, the toy guns can hurt a little bit if you shoot too closely or too hard. That's not very fair or fun, right?

Well, nerf video gaming is sort of like that, except instead of real toys, it's all happening on a screen. In these types of games, the guns are made to be a lot weaker and less powerful than real ones, so that nobody gets hurt or upset.

That means that when you shoot someone in the game, it doesn't actually hurt them, and they can keep playing without feeling too upset about it. Some people really like playing these types of games because they can be really exciting and fun, without anyone getting hurt or upset.

So basically, nerf video gaming is like playing with toy guns, but on a video game where nobody gets hurt and everyone can keep having fun.
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