finalbosshesitation

/ˈfaɪnəlˌbɒsˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/nounVerified New

Also in: Endgegner-Zögern (Deutsch) · jefestinación (Español) · bosstination (Français)

The permanent pause at ninety percent completion of a game, held for years.

Finalbosshesitation protects the game from ending: the last level is loaded, admired, and exited, because finishing it would close the world. The save file is sacred and dated. Gamers speak of the unfinished boss the way others speak of half-read books, with love and a strategy guide nearby.

Etym. — final boss + hesitation — the step away from the last door of the game.

Rel. — chapterdormancy

Novelty check: APPROVE

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