quickscope
/ˈkwɪkˌskoʊp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English
29
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I told them all to spectate me in first person, as I quick-scoped the five enemies from the top of the building."
- "I'm not a fan of "quick-scoping," the practice of quickly looking through the scope of a sniper rifle, snapping off a shot, and then immediately switching back to a normal view."
- "I was a bit annoyed at first as my previous few games had boasted some pretty high K/D whilst quickscoping and now I was being bombarded by constant noob tubes [gun-mounted grenades] and RPGs."
- "Bolan quick-scoped the first sentry and the round took him center mass, even as the guards opened up."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Germanic *kwikwaz Proto-West Germanic *kwiku Old English cwic Middle English quyk English quick Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós)bor. Late Latin scopusder. Italian scopoder. English scope English quickscope From quick + scope.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkwɪkˌskoʊp/
- British English: /ˈkwɪkˌskəʊp/
Usage
Inflected Forms
quickscopes (plural)
quick scope (alternative)
quick-scope (alternative)
quickscopes (present, singular)
quickscoping (participle, present)
quickscoped (participle, past)
quickscoped (past)