kill steal
English
editEtymology
editBack-formation from kill stealer.
Verb
editkill steal (third-person singular simple present kill steals, present participle kill stealing, simple past kill stole, past participle kill stolen)
- (online gaming, derogatory) In a multiplayer online game, to deal a finishing blow on an enemy that other player(s) had almost killed, without their consent, so that one gets the credit or rewards instead of them.
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editNoun
editkill steal (plural kill steals)
- (online gaming, derogatory) A finishing blow of this kind.