three-tap

verb

three-tap

verb

Etymology See one-tap.

1

Video games Slang To kill an enemy in three shots.

  • The ban phase is a welcome touch to ranked play because, more often than naught, I'm not in the mood to get three-tapped by some Caveira player squatting in a seemingly inconsequential hallway.2021 February 8, Calvin Edwards, “Rainbow Six: Siege Is Not as Fun as It Used to Be”, in KeenGamer, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2022:
  • Since the falloff has been reduced, players still have to take close-range fights against other Guardians to three-tap them.2022 July 23, Soumyadeep Banerjee, “Bungie has accidentally buffed The Last Word in recent Destiny 2 update”, in Sportskeeda, archived from the original on 03 Jan 2023:
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  • Some of these perks are absurd, mainly High-Caliber Rounds and Vorpal Weapon. With Vorpal, you can two-tap Golden Gun or three-tap every other Super in the game.2022 September 7, Charles Burgar, “Destiny 2: The 10 Best Scout Rifles For PvP, Ranked”, in TheGamer, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2022:
Related terms
one-tap, two-tap

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