Terms used by gamers on Discord, Twitch, and in-game chat during matches.
50 words
Building your character to feel powerful and central to the story.
When an entire team is eliminated at once.
When a game's servers are offline and unplayable.
The phase where teams remove or select characters before a match.
Shooting an enemy through a wall or obstacle.
The most effective character or item setup in the current game version.
The set of weapons and gear a player chooses before a match.
Software that automatically aims for the player, considered cheating.
Extremely skilled at a game.
A perfectly timed combination of skills that wins the fight.
Being unnecessarily mean or aggressive in a game or chat.
A phrase used to say someone's mistake was due to lack of skill.
A player who only plays one character really well.
A player who dies too often, giving the enemy an advantage.
Short for 'easy,' said after winning quickly.
An enthusiastic reaction to something amazing happening.
An exclamation of excitement about something impressive.
Quitting a game out of frustration.
Ambushing a player with a group, usually unfairly outnumbered.
An easy or unfair strategy that avoids the real challenge.
To attack an enemy while continuously moving away from them.
A kill in a shooter game.
The delay between your action and the game's response.
Someone who plays extremely hard and seriously, even in casual games.
An experienced player using a new account to play against beginners.
Intentionally ruining the game experience for other players.
Defeating an enemy with a single hit.
Completing a game as fast as possible.
A difficult battle against a powerful enemy in a game.
Damage per second, referring to a character focused on dealing damage.
A character built to take damage and protect the team.
Waiting near where enemies appear to attack them immediately.
Repeatedly doing something to gain resources or points.
Items or rewards collected in a game.
Returning to the game after being eliminated.
A delay in a game caused by a slow connection.
To completely miss an attack or shot.
Winning at the last moment under pressure.
To lose a game you were winning due to a mistake.
To perform so well you win the game for your whole team.
Someone who plays extremely competitively, sometimes too seriously.
To strengthen a character or item in a game update.
To weaken a character or item in a game update.
Repeating tasks in a game to level up or earn rewards.
Thoroughly beaten or embarrassed in a game.
A new or inexperienced player.
Staying in one spot to ambush enemies instead of moving around.
Badly defeated or destroyed in a game.
Away from keyboard, meaning someone stepped away.
Short for 'good game,' said after a match ends.