Portabad

A Portabad, also sometimes styled as "porta-bad" or "porta bad," is a colloquial term, most commonly encountered in online gaming and related digital communities, referring to a player who exhibits consistently poor skill, judgment, or strategic decision-making. The term often carries connotations of being a burden to the team or group, contributing negatively to the overall experience due to their ineptitude. Its usage is primarily pejorative and intended to be humorous or derisive. While "noob" or "newbie" generally refer to a lack of experience, "portabad" implies a persistent and egregious lack of competence even after some presumed exposure to the game or activity. The origin and etymology of the term are not definitively established, but it likely arose organically from informal online communication and quickly spread through word of mouth and chatrooms.