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English
Etymology
From quick + scope.
Pronunciation
Noun
quickscope (plural quickscopes)
- (video games, slang) A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.
- (video games, 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)
- (ambitransitive, 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: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 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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