quickscope

plural quickscopes · alternative quick scope · alternative quick-scope

1. slangvideo gamesA rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.
2. slangvideo gamesThe act of quickly scoping in with a sniper rifle (to kill an opponent).

present singular third person quickscopes · participle present quickscoping · participle past quickscoped · past quickscoped · alternative quick scope · alternative quick-scope

1. ambitransitiveslangvideo gamesTo shoot (a character) by means of a quickscope.

   Bolan quick-scoped the first sentry and the round took him center mass, even as the guards opened up.

   2015, Don Pendleton, The Executioner: Perilous Cargo, Harlequin, page 64

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   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

   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 [gun-mounted grenades] and RPGs.

   2015, Alan F. Meades (quoting “Soap”), Understanding Counterplay in Video Games, Routledge, page 155