Meanings
present singular third person slidecasts · participle present slidecasting
- FFXIV fandom slangTo move within a short period of time before an ability's cast timer completes, during which it is possible to move without cancelling the ability's effects.
I slidecast Fire IV crazy style
2026 May 7, @WolfWalhart, X (post), archived from the original on 28 Sep 20262 more examples
idk if we're takling about the same thing but i think slidecasting means when you can move in the last half second or so of a cast and not have it get interrupted
2017 December 24, @talionprinciple, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 28 Sep 2026"oh blm is too hard for me i suck at slidecasting" awesome, there's two other mages that don't really care as much about this
2022 May 5, @dollcremation, Twitter (post), archived from the original on 28 Sep 2026
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃sleydʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃sléydʰeti
- Proto-Germanic*slīdaną
- Proto-West Germanic*slīdan
- Old Englishslīdan
- Middle Englishsliden
- Englishslide
- Proto-Germanic*kas-
- Proto-Germanic*kastōną
- Old Norsekasta
- Middle Englishcasten
- Englishcast
- Englishslidecast
Cite this entry
slidecast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slidecast
“slidecast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slidecast. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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