popoff
popoff noun: a period of time where a player performs extremely well in a video game.
Noun
popoff (plural popoffs)
- A period of time where a player performs extremely well in a video game.
- Valorant Champions is set to kick off on August 31 with the top teams from around the world fighting for the trophy in Istanbul, Turkey. Out of those 16 teams, here are five players that fans should keep their eyes on throughout Valorant Champions for popoff plays.2022 August 30, Declan Mclaughlin, “Top 5 players to watch at Valorant Champions 2022”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 27 Mar 2023
- An instance where a video game player suddenly gets up from their seat in celebration after beating an opponent.
- Bocchi's upset win over Ally isn't the only Super Smash Bros. Ultimate match that has been making headlines lately. For example, the CEO fighting game tournament saw a match between Eric "ESAM" Lew and Antony "MuteAce" Hoo end in a popoff where ESAM slammed a chair and injured his own hand.2021 July 5, Dalton Cooper, “15 Year Old Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Player Bullied for Beating Pro”, in GameRant, archived from the original on 01 Apr 2023
- When asked about why he decided to compile so many popoffs from one occasionally overenthusiastic Jigglypuff player, walt simply responded "for content.2022 September 6, Cale Michael, “Yes, someone made an hour-long video of Hungrybox's Super Smash Bros. popoffs”, in Dot Esports, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022
Proper noun capitalized: Popoff
Popoff (plural Popoffs)
- A surname.
Forms of popoff
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | popoffs |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Popoffs |
Origin of popoff
Univerbation of pop off.
Borrowed from Bulgarian Попов (Popov) or Russian Попо́в (Popóv).
Questions about popoff
- What does popoff mean?
- Popoff means a period of time where a player performs extremely well in a video game.
- What part of speech is popoff?
- Popoff can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of popoff?
- The plural of popoff is popoffs.
Words near popoff in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: popoff (page history and authors); Popoff (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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