Chipping pixels

chipping pixels, adv. the act of doing relatively light damage to a very powerful enemy. Ex: "He roars in pain, but you're basically chipping pixels." See tink. [MB]
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Addendum: Comes from video console RPGs, where hit points are often measured as a bar graph on the screen. Heavy damage removes a sizable chunk of the bar representing hit points, whereas light damage only causes the bar to recede a few pixels to the left. [MB]