A scrim is a private practice match between two real teams.

A competitive mode where wins and losses affect your rank.

The character a player uses most and considers their specialty.

Your hidden matchmaking score that decides your lobby quality.

When a gun is so overpowered it warps the whole match.

Toxic insults and verbal attacks aimed at teammates in game chat.

First-person shooter games or frames per second performance.

Gamer slang for getting completely destroyed in a match.

Competitive modes without visible rank pressure or point changes.

Using a sniper with full ADS, often mocked by quickscoping fans.

Intentionally losing ranked matches to drop to a lower tier.

Player versus player: fighting real people, not the game.

Entering ranked matchmaking alone with random teammates.

Taunting and banter traded between opponents during competition.

In-game leader: the player calling strategy and shots in a match.

Dodging attacks, the queue, or your responsibilities

Unconventional strategies exploiting game mechanics

Network delay between your action and the server response

Short for 'forfeit' — calling it quits when the match is over

Failing under pressure when victory was right there

Abilities that disable or limit enemy movement and actions.

Pro teams' intense training period before big tournaments.

Intentionally dying to feed the enemy team and sabotage allies.

A once-great player whose skills have clearly declined.

Snapping mid-game and torching the whole match on impulse.

Shutting out everything to focus completely on the match.

Occupying someone's head nonstop without paying a thing.

A 'no-scope' is killing with a sniper rifle without aiming.

A 'raid' is a large team mission against a powerful boss.

'Spawn' is where a player or enemy appears in the game world.

'Speedrun' means completing a game as fast as possible.

A 'clan' is an organized group of gamers who play together regularly.

'Sigma' is an independent player who succeeds without a team.

'Bait' in gaming means luring an opponent into a trap or ambush.

'Killstreak' refers to consecutive enemy eliminations without dying, often unlocking powerful rewards in FPS games.

'Stream sniping' means watching a streamer's live broadcast to gain unfair information while playing against them.

'Tank' refers to a player or character whose primary role is absorbing damage and protecting teammates in combat.

'Pwned' means to utterly dominate or defeat someone, originating from a typo of 'owned' in 1990s gaming.

DPS stands for 'Damage Per Second' and measures how much damage a player or weapon deals each second.

In gaming, 'gank' means to ambush an enemy with superior numbers.

In gaming, 'wallbang' means killing an enemy by shooting through a wall.

A scrub is a bad player who makes excuses instead of improving.

Whiffed means completely missing a shot or ability — especially one that should have been easy.

A one-tap is a single-shot headshot kill — the cleanest way to eliminate someone.

Lasered means getting shot with perfect accuracy — like being hit by a laser beam.

In gaming, 'utility' refers to non-weapon abilities and tools that provide tactical advantages.

In gaming, a 'trade' occurs when a player kills an enemy immediately after that enemy killed their teammate.

In gaming, 'rotate' means for a team to collectively move from one area of the map to another.

In gaming, 'boost' has multiple meanings: jumping to a high spot, paying for rank help, or a power-up.

Short for 'difference,' used to blame a specific role or player for a loss.

Short for 'economy round' — a round where a team buys little or nothing to save money.

Repeatedly dying to the enemy team, giving them kills, gold, or advantages.

Rez means to revive or resurrect a teammate.

Getting killed instantly by perfect aim.

Bad Manners — disrespectful or unsportsmanlike behavior.

Using cover so only your head is visible while you can still shoot.

A shot to the head that deals critical or instant-kill damage.

In gaming, 'mald' is a portmanteau of 'mad' and 'bald,' describing someone getting so angry while playing that they might lose their hair. Originatin...

Quickly exposing yourself from cover to gather info or take a shot.

The upward kick of a weapon when fired — must be controlled for accuracy.

In gaming, a 'tryhard' is someone who puts in excessive effort and seriousness to win, even in casual or unranked matches. Often used as mild criticis...

Good Luck, Have Fun — the standard greeting at the start of competitive matches.

Overpowered — something so strong it breaks game balance.

Losing a match you were winning, either intentionally or through mistakes.

Well Played — a compliment after a good match.

In gaming, 'skill issue' is a dismissive response used to attribute someone's failure or complaint to their own lack of skill rather...

Sweaty describes a player who tries way too hard in a casual game. The gaming equivalent of wearing a full suit to a bac...

In gaming, 'teabagging' means repeatedly crouching over a defeated opponent's body as a taunting gesture. Originating in first-perso...

TTK stands for Time To Kill and measures how quickly a weapon eliminates an opponent. A core metric that defines FPS gam...

Staying in one spot to ambush enemies — controversial but sometimes effective.

Eliminating the entire enemy team single-handedly.

A game update that makes a character, weapon, or ability stronger.

A team loses an objective because they got too greedy chasing kills.

A player so good they single-handedly win the game for their team.

Getting killed cleanly and quickly, usually with a precise shot. Getting deleted.

Winning against impossible odds, usually as the last player alive.

Completely outplayed, defeated, or out of options.

Peeking when you don't need to, driven by confidence rather than necessity.

An arrogant way to say 'easy win' after dominating a match.

Intentionally ruining the game experience for teammates or opponents.

The most effective strategies and tactics currently dominant in competitive play.

A game update that makes a character, weapon, or ability weaker.

A player who hides and avoids fights to survive for ranked points in battle royale games.

A highly skilled player using a low-ranked account to dominate beginners.

A player who tries extremely hard to win, even in casual game modes.

A state of frustration that causes poor decisions and worse performance.

Negative, harmful, or abusive behavior toward other players in a game.