quickscope

== English == === Alternative forms === quick scope, quick-scope === Etymology === From quick +‎ scope. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪkˌskəʊp/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪkˌskoʊp/ === Noun === quickscope (plural quickscopes) (video games, slang) A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in. (video games, slang) The act of quickly scoping in with a sniper rifle (to kill an opponent). === Verb === quickscope (third-person singular simple present quickscopes, present participle quickscoping, simple past and past participle quickscoped) (ambitransitive, video games, slang) To shoot (a character) by means of a quickscope. 2013, Kenton Sheely (quoting “Misterfoxy”), First Person: War Stories from Gamespace, page 20: I told them all to spectate me in first person, as I quick-scoped the five enemies from the top of the building. 2015, Alan F. Meades (quoting “Soap”), Understanding Counterplay in Video Games, Routledge, page 155: 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. === See also === no-scope