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quickscope

UK/ˈkwɪkˌskəʊp/US/ˈkwɪkˌskoʊp/

quickscope noun: a rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.

Noun

quickscope (plural quickscopes)

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

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive, slang) To shoot (a character) by means of a quickscope.
    • I told them all to spectate me in first person, as I quick-scoped the five enemies from the top of the building.2013, Kenton Sheely (quoting “Misterfoxy”), First Person: War Stories from Gamespace, page 20
    • 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.2014 October 13, Andy Chalk, “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will cut down on "quick-scoping"”, in PC Gamer

Forms of quickscope

Noun
pluralquickscopes
alternative formquick scope
alternative formquick-scope
Verb
third-person singular presentquickscopes
present participlequickscoping
past participlequickscoped
pastquickscoped

Origin of quickscope

From quick + scope.

Questions about quickscope

What does quickscope mean?
Quickscope means a rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.
What part of speech is quickscope?
Quickscope can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce quickscope?
Quickscope is pronounced /ˈkwɪkˌskəʊp/ (UK).
What is the plural of quickscope?
The plural of quickscope is quickscopes.

Words near quickscope in the dictionary

  1. quicksandy
  2. quicksave
  3. quicksaved
  4. quicksaves
  5. quicksaving
  6. quickscope
  7. quickscoped
  8. quickscopes
  9. quickscoping
  10. quickselect
  11. quickset

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