Teamkill

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The killing of another player on one's own team.

    "Albeit, at the time, the Type 93 would go on to be the central star of the most spectacular teamkill of the war, when the cruiser Mogami fired a salvo of six Type 93s at the cruiser USS Houston, missed, but, with their long range, the torpedoes quite happily motored on and blew up four friendly transports and a minesweeper. Yeah, not such a good day."

Verb
  1. 1
    To kill another player on one's own team. transitive

    "Wait, I was killed by... a facility guard throwing the ball?! So, wait, I got teamkilled by SCP-018, which is good 'cause that's on my list of ways to die, but it was by a teammate?! I mean, that works, but I didn't think that was possible - OK!"

Example

More examples

"Wait, I was killed by... a facility guard throwing the ball?! So, wait, I got teamkilled by SCP-018, which is good 'cause that's on my list of ways to die, but it was by a teammate?! I mean, that works, but I didn't think that was possible - OK!"

Etymology

From team + kill.

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