kill steal

verb

In a multiplayer online game, to deal a finishing blow on an enemy that other player(s) had almost killed, without their consent, so that one gets the credit or rewards instead of them.

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Meanings

verbkill steal (third-person singular simple present kill steals, present participle kill stealing, simple past kill stole, past participle kill stolen)

present singular third person kill steals · participle present kill stealing · past kill stole · participle past kill stolen

  1. InternetderogatorygamesIn a multiplayer online game, to deal a finishing blow on an enemy that other player(s) had almost killed, without their consent, so that one gets the credit or rewards instead of them.

    They shoot their own teammates, they kill steal, they fill the chat window with the word ‘LOL’, they camp, and they smash people’s stuff.

    2013 January 4, “A history of griefing: meet the gamers who, if you’re lucky, only want to ruin your day for kicks”, in Edge, →ISSN

    Synonyms: KS

nounkill steal (plural kill steals)

plural kill steals

  1. InternetderogatorygamesA finishing blow of this kind.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbIn a multiplayer online game, to deal a finishing blow on an enemy that other player(s) had almost killed, without their consent, so that one gets the credit or rewards instead of them.

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KS

Origin

Back-formation from kill stealer.

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APA

kill steal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kill%20steal

MLA

“kill steal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kill%20steal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kill steal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kill%20steal.

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