Home › Words › H › hypertappinghypertappinghypertapping means A technique in which the player flexes their biceps until it vibrates, and taps the D-pad at a speed of over 10 taps per second, allowing them to move falling blocks to the side faster than would be possible by holding down the button.EtymologyFrom hyper- + tapping.nounA technique in which the player flexes their biceps until it vibrates, and taps the D-pad at a speed of over 10 taps per second, allowing them to move falling blocks to the side faster than would be possible by holding down the button.e.g.“It wasn’t until 2018, after a young player won a prestigious competition using hypertapping, that more players starting using it.” — 2021 April 26, Zack Zwiezen, “NES Tetris Players Call It 'Rolling,' And They're Setting New World Records”, in Kotaku:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).