instakill
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
instakill (plural instakills)
- (board games, video games, slang) An instant kill.
- 2006, Joe Bednorz, “Re: How do warrior types ever get the hang of spells?”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack[1] (Usenet):
- Poisoned projectiles have a 10% chance of an instakill vs non-poison-resistant monsters. (Note that the Tsurugi of Murumasa and Vorpal Blade only have a 5% chance of an instakill.)
Adjective edit
instakill (not comparable)
- (board games, video games, slang) Having the ability to instantly kill.
- 1999, Richard Cortese, “Re: Aren't games supposed to be fun?”, in alt.games.everquest[3] (Usenet):
- The level of frustration is subjective. As long as everyone has the same instakill mobs there is a level playing field ergo I live with it. The instakill mobs do decrease the amount of adventuring you can do w/o being high level, so that is a personal pain in the butt for me.
Verb edit
instakill (third-person singular simple present instakills, present participle instakilling, simple past and past participle instakilled)
- To perform an instakill; to kill instantly.