Hitscan means a shot lands instantly, no travel time or drop.

Attacking from the side or behind, bypassing the enemy frontline.

Your full kit of weapons and perks before the match starts.

The immediate payback kill that stops a round from collapsing.

A deceptive dodge that makes enemies whiff their shots.

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

Short for grenade, a staple explosive in shooter games.

Getting dominated or eliminated, often after a one-sided fight.

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

Cheat software that aims for you. Also a classic FPS accusation.

The invisible shape deciding whether your attacks actually land.

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

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

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

'Yeet' means to throw something with force or express excitement.

'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.

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

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

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.

Getting killed in an embarrassing or skillful way. Getting styled on.

A player so bad they seem like an AI-controlled character rather than a real human.

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.

Aim Down Sights — a weapon mechanic for increased accuracy.

Getting killed instantly by perfect aim.

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.

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.

Coming back to life after being killed in a game.

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...

A playful push ability that sends enemies flying off ledges.

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

Eliminating the entire enemy team single-handedly.

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

Staying in one spot waiting for enemies to walk into your crosshair. Effective but hated.

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.

When someone's gameplay is so good it looks like they're operating beyond normal human limits.

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

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

A kill or elimination of an enemy player, originating from military slang.

Playing erratically due to stress, panic, or over-excitement — when adrenaline overrides good decision-making.