Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kill steal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.33 in modern English

Syllables
kil-l steal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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.

Derogatory

noun

A finishing blow of this kind.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from kill stealer.

Usage

Inflected Forms

kill steals (present, singular) kill stealing (participle, present) kill stole (past) kill stolen (participle, past) kill steals (plural)

Phrases

kill stealer

Synonyms

KS

Questions

What does kill steal mean?
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.
Where does kill steal come from?
Back-formation from kill stealer.

How to pronounce kill steal

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