one-tap
English
Etymology
A reference to first-person shooter games in which a gun is fired by "tapping" the left click button on a mouse.
Verb
one-tap (third-person singular simple present one-taps, present participle one-tapping, simple past and past participle one-tapped)
- (video games, slang, transitive) To kill an enemy in one shot.
- This guy is camping so hard that I can barely move off of spawn before getting one-tapped.
- 2020 December 20, Satyaki Das, “Should Valorant remove the delay before a player is accurate during strafing?”, in Sportskeeda, archived from the original on 2021-01-24:
- This was an issue during Valorant's beta, where players used to complain about getting one-tapped to the head before them being aware.
- 2021 February 8, Jalen Lopez, “Lothar highlights binding Reyna's Dismiss ability to turn invulnerable after one-tapping in VALORANT”, in Dot Esports, archived from the original on 2021-05-10:
- This allows players to instantly escape danger after one-tapping an enemy, making the difference in crucial situations.
- 2022 October 25, Abhishek Mallick, “Modern Warfare 2 "Nessie" achievement guide: How to kill all guards unseen”, in Sportskeeda, archived from the original on 2022-10-25:
- The pistol is about one-tapping the enemy with headshots and taking them out before they have the time to turn around and spot you.
- 2022 November 14, Alex Garton, “Modern Warfare 2 expert claims "one-tap" shotgun dominates close-range”, in Dexerto, archived from the original on 2022-11-15:
- Capable of "one-tapping" opponents and wiping them out before they can even react, this is the perfect setup for aggressive players who aren't afraid of getting into the thick of the action.
- 2022 November 22, Charles Burgar, “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Best LM-S Loadout”, in TheGamer, archived from the original on 2022-11-22:
- It only takes two shots to kill someone at all ranges, and you can one-tap enemies with a single headshot up to 30 meters.
See also
- two-tap
- three-tap