quickscope

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English

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Etymology

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From quick +‎ scope.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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quickscope (plural quickscopes)

  1. (video games, slang) A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.
  2. (video games, slang) The act of quickly scoping in with a sniper rifle (to kill an opponent).

Verb

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quickscope (third-person singular simple present quickscopes, present participle quickscoping, simple past and past participle quickscoped)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, video games, slang) To shoot (a character) by means of a quickscope.
    • 2013, Kenton Sheely (quoting “Misterfoxy”), First Person: War Stories from Gamespace, page 20:
      I told them all to spectate me in first person, as I quick-scoped the five enemies from the top of the building.
    • 2014 October 13, Andy Chalk, “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will cut down on "quick-scoping"”, in PC Gamer[1]:
      I'm not a fan of "quick-scoping," the practice of quickly looking through the scope of a sniper rifle, snapping off a shot, and then immediately switching back to a normal view.
    • 2015, Alan F. Meades (quoting “Soap”), Understanding Counterplay in Video Games, Routledge, page 155:
      I was a bit annoyed at first as my previous few games had boasted some pretty high K/D whilst quickscoping and now I was being bombarded by constant noob tubes [gun-mounted grenades] and RPGs.
    • 2015, Don Pendleton, The Executioner: Perilous Cargo, Harlequin, page 64:
      Bolan quick-scoped the first sentry and the round took him center mass, even as the guards opened up.

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