# Ez Ez is internet slang short for "easy," typed in online gaming chat, most often after a win, to signal the match was one-sided[4]. It picked up steam in League of Legends and shooter communities in the early 2010s, then spawned the taunt phrases GG EZ and EZ Clap that spread through Overwatch chat and Twitch streams[1]. ## Overview Ez is a shorthand spelling of "easy" that turned into a mocking one-liner among gamers[2]. Players type the two letters into post-match chat, usually after "gg" (good game), to broadcast that the win came without much effort[3]. In competitive shooters and MOBAs, that message is widely read as taunting and treated as toxic in-game play by parts of each community[4]. The word also appears in the compound phrases "GG EZ" and "EZ Clap," which carry the same dismissive tone[3]. Some studios actively police the phrase in match chat, most publicly Blizzard, whose Overwatch filter swaps "gg ez" for scripted replacements[1]. ## How It Spread The compound "GG EZ" caught on inside League of Legends chat first. On July 24th, 2013, a thread arguing that saying "GG EZ" at the end of a game counted as toxic behavior went up on r/leagueoflegends and pulled in around 200 upvotes[4]. Arguments over whether it deserved a report kept the phrase in constant rotation on Riot's forums and subreddits. The taunt jumped genres by the mid-2010s. On January 30th, 2016, a thread on the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Steam forums asked what "ez" was supposed to mean, showing the term had reached tactical shooters. On June 21st, 2016, Urban Dictionary user report_all submitted a dedicated GGEZ definition, locking the trash-talk reading into internet reference material[3]. The biggest publicity moment came in August 2017, when Eurogamer reported that Blizzard had started intercepting "gg ez" messages in Overwatch chat and swapping them for self-deprecating substitutes like "I'm wrestling with some insecurity issues in my life but thank you all for playing with me" and "It's past my bedtime. Please don't tell my mommy"[1]. The filter turned the phrase into gaming news, and "EZ Clap" picked up momentum as a follow-up taunt popular with Twitch streamers who play competitive games[4]. ## How to Use Typing "ez" in match chat right after a win is the common convention, either alone or as "gg ez"[3]. Streamers and chat viewers often spam "EZ Clap" during dominant plays, treating the phrase as celebration more than personal insult. Given how many titles filter or punish the phrase in some form, players who want to taunt without triggering a report tend to lean on softer variants like "ez clap" or emote versions[1]. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Ez? Ez is gamer slang for "easy," typed in chat after a win to signal the match was one-sided[2]. ### Where did Ez come from? The abbreviation was defined on Urban Dictionary as early as March 10th, 2003, and the gaming taunt use showed up on the League of Legends forums by October 10th, 2011[5]. ### What does Ez mean? In gaming context, "ez" means the winner found the match trivially easy, and it is often read as trash talk or toxic behavior[3]. ### How do you use Ez? Players commonly type "ez" or "gg ez" in post-match chat, though some studios like Blizzard filter or punish the phrase in their games[1]. ### Is Ez still popular? The term stayed in heavy use across competitive PC games and Twitch chat through the late 2010s, with the "EZ Clap" variant especially popular in streamer communities[4]. ## References 1. [https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-08-17-blizzard-changes-overwatch-gg-ez-messages-into-something-very-different]() 2. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Ez]() 3. [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=GGEZ]() 4. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/ez]() 5. [https://web.archive.org/web/2011*/leagueoflegends.com]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/ez Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library