hack-and-slash

English

Adjective

hack-and-slash (not comparable)

1. (gaming, informal) Having a focus on violent combat rather than strategy.
2. Shallowly devoted to the gory details (of a book or a writer)
   • 2007, 1408, 00:22:20

     (speaking to a writer about his works) -- "In fact, you surprised me" -- "Oh" -- "You are not the hack-and-slash I expected".