CHOKE

What Does CHOKE Mean?

CHOKE means "To Fail Under Pressure."

CHOKE is a term used widely with the meaning "To Fail Under Pressure." In sport and online gaming, a CHOKE is usually a defining loss of nerve that throws away what appeared to be a certain victory.

Outside of sport and gaming, CHOKE is used to refer to a loss of nerve at a critical moment (e.g., freezing up when asking someone out on a date, or an unexpected attack of nerves when sitting an exam or attending a job interview).

CHOKING is effectively the opposite of CLUTCHING (Achieving an unlikely victory or success).

Summary of Key Points

"To Fail Under Pressure" is the most common definition for CHOKE on Snapchat, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok.
CHOKE
Definition:To Fail Under Pressure
Type:Word (Slang)
Guessability:
2: Quite easy to guess
Typical Users:
Adults and Teenagers

Example of CHOKE Used in a Text

CHOKE

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See Also

adr (address, all due respect, average damage per round, adverse drug reaction) bno (big / boys night out, british national overseas) boc (british overseas citizen, but of course) botn (back of the net) botc ( british overseas territories citizen ) bpp (black panther party, british protected person) ftv (for the victory) gnoc (get naked on camera) gwas (game was a success) ru18 (are you 18?) tdtm (talk dirty to me) wyrn (what's your real name?)