chaosroot
/ˈkeɪɒsˌruːt/nounVerified NewRooting, as a neutral observer, for the outcome of someone else's contest that produces the most mayhem.
The neutral wants the upset, the collapse, the last-second reversal — the result that ruins someone's week, as long as it is not theirs. Chaosrooting is what the rest of the world watches sport for.
Etym. — chaos + root: the verb of loyalty, applied to pure entropy.
Rel. — reverseroot
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