quickscope

English

Alternative forms

• quick scope, quick-scope

Etymology

From quick +‎ scope.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪkˌskəʊp/
• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɪkˌskoʊp/

Noun

quickscope (plural quickscopes)

1. (video games, slang) A rapid kill with a sniper rifle after scoping in.
2. (video games, slang) The act of quickly scoping in with a sniper rifle (to kill an opponent).

Verb

1. (transitive, intransitive, 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.

   • 2014 October 13, Andy Chalk, “Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare will cut down on "quick-scoping"”, in PC Gamer‎^[1]:

     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.

   • 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.

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

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

See also

• no-scope