One-shot
Killing an opponent in a single hit.
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Killing an opponent in a single hit. Common in FPS and ARPG streams. Often used as a verb ('I'll one-shot him') or noun ('that was a one-shot'). In Twitch chat, 'one-shot' is also extended metaphorically: a perfectly delivered punchline, a clip that destroys someone's argument, etc.
crit headshot, one-shot the boss
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(video games, slang) To kill or destroy with a single hit; to instakill.
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(Internet slang) To rapidly overwhelm and gain influence over (someone).
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(Internet slang, especially of generative artificial intelligence#Noun, genAI) To successfully complete a task in a single try.
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(internet slang, video games, Twitch-speak) To make an impressive or clip-worthy play, generally a kill in a multi-player first-person shooter.
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Playing only one character/hero/agent in a competitive game, refusing to flex to other picks. 'One-trick' players ('one-tricks' as a noun) climb the ladder through pure mastery of a single pick but risk being countered or banned. Twitch chat respects high-level one-tricks and mocks low-level ones.