wallbang

English

Alternative forms

• wall bang, wall-bang

Verb

wallbang (third-person singular simple present wallbangs, present participle wallbanging, simple past and past participle wallbanged)

1. (video games) To shoot at a character through a wall without having vision on them.
   • 2020 June 13, Andy Williams, Complete Valorant wallbang guide for Bind: Spots, angles, glitches, more‎^[1], archived from the original on 26.10.2020:

     Your weapon’s penetration status will determine exactly what walls you can and cannot wallbang.

   • (Can we date this quote?), Bullet Penetration‎^[2], archived from the original on 18.03.2019:

     In some maps, shadows may clip through buildings/walls. Players will often exploit this by wallbanging to eliminate unlucky targets. This depends on the user's graphical settings.

   • 2021 July 14, Sonu Banerjee, Valorant Player Discovers Insane Wallbang Spot on Split‎^[3], archived from the original on 24.10.2021:

     Wallbanging your opponents can be one of the most hilarious ways to land a kill on your opponent when playing a competitive shooter.

Noun

wallbang (plural wallbangs)

1. (video games) An instance of wallbanging; in particular a kill obtained by wallbanging.
   • 2020 June 13, Andy Williams, Complete Valorant wallbang guide for Bind: Spots, angles, glitches, more‎^[4], archived from the original on 26.10.2020:

     While being on the receiving end of a flurry of Agent abilities and can often catch players off-guard, there’s nothing better than one-upping your opposite number with a good old fashioned wallbang.

   • 2018 June 1, Maddy Myers, Here's A Textbook Wall Bang, Which Is Totally Not A Sex Thing‎^[5], archived from the original on 24.10.2021:

     With waves of enemies pouring at each other in constant droves, it’s easy to blow past the more impressive shots that pros pull off—like wall bangs, which require some ingenuity and planning.

2. (video games) A position or constellation that allows wallbanging.

   Synonym: wallbang spot

   • 2021 May 5, Ashim, COD Mobile: Top 5 wallbang spots on Firing Range for Ranked MP‎^[6], archived from the original on 24.10.2021:

     So, a newly respawned opponent can fall prey to the wallbang from Passageway if players are lucky enough.

Derived terms

• wallbang spot, wallbang location
• wallbang kill, wallbang multikill, wallbang collateral
• wallbangable, bangable (synonyms of spammable)