kill steal
nounEtymology Back-formation from kill stealer.
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Games, Gaming Internet, Derogatory A finishing blow of this kind.
kill steal
verbEtymology Back-formation from kill stealer.
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Games, Gaming Internet, Derogatory 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.
- 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
- Derived terms
- kill stealer