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hit a clip

hit a clip verb: to make an impressive or clip-worthy play, generally a kill in a multi-player first-person shooter.

Verb

hit a clip (third-person singular simple present hits a clip, present participle hitting a clip, simple past and past participle hit a clip)

  1. (Internet) To make an impressive or clip-worthy play, generally a kill in a multi-player first-person shooter.

Forms of hit a clip

third-person singular presenthits a clip
present participlehitting a clip
past participlehit a clip
pasthit a clip

Origin of hit a clip

Possibly a play on hit a lick (“to commit armed robbery”) + clip (“to cut a section from a longer video”). Influenced by multi-player shooters that replay a game-winning play or kill at the end of a round.

Questions about hit a clip

What does hit a clip mean?
Hit a clip means to make an impressive or clip-worthy play, generally a kill in a multi-player first-person shooter.
What part of speech is hit a clip?
Hit a clip is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit a clip?
The past tense of hit a clip is hit a clip.

Words near hit a clip in the dictionary

  1. histrions
  2. hists
  3. histt.
  4. hit
  5. hit a brick wall
  6. hit a clip
  7. hit a false note
  8. hit a home run
  9. hit a lick
  10. hit a nerve
  11. hit a raw nerve

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