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hypertap.

To use voluntary muscle tremors to rapidly press and depress a button.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To use voluntary muscle tremors to rapidly press and depress a button.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

From hyper- + tap. First attested in 2010, but in common usage only as of 2018. Coined by adult Tetris players to describe a technique used by Thor Aackerlund in a 1990 tournament.

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