# zerg

> English word · Verb · IPA /zɜː(ɹ)ɡ/ · frequency rank #76,491

## Definitions
1. To attack an opponent with a large swarm of low-level units before they have been able to build sufficient defences.

## Etymology
From the game StarCraft (1998), in which the easily mass-produced Zerg units encourage such a strategy.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zerg