Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three-tap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables: three---tap
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To kill an enemy in three shots.

Slang; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The ban phase is a welcome touch to ranked play because, more often than naught, I'm not in the mood to get three-tapped by some Caveira player squatting in a seemingly inconsequential hallway."
"Since the falloff has been reduced, players still have to take close-range fights against other Guardians to three-tap them."
"Some of these perks are absurd, mainly High-Caliber Rounds and Vorpal Weapon. With Vorpal, you can two-tap Golden Gun or three-tap every other Super in the game."

Etymology

See one-tap.

Usage

Inflected Forms

three-taps (present, singular) three-tapping (participle, present) three-tapped (participle, past) three-tapped (past)

Phrases

one-tap two-tap

Frequently Paired Words

one-tap two-tap

Questions

What does three-tap mean?: To kill an enemy in three shots.
Where does three-tap come from?: See one-tap.

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