declaw vs nerf

declaw

verb
  • To make harmless. 

  • To surgically remove the claws of (an animal); to perform onychectomy on. 

nerf

verb
  • To bump lightly, whether accidentally or purposefully. 

  • To change a mechanic, an ability or a character in a video game in order to make a previously dominant strategy less viable or less effective. 

  • To arbitrarily limit or reduce the capability of. 

noun
  • The deterioration, weakening or worsening of a character, a weapon, a spell, etc. 

How often have the words declaw and nerf occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )