"corpse camp" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: corpse camps [present, singular, third-person], corpse camping [participle, present], corpse camped [participle, past], corpse camped [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} corpse camp (third-person singular simple present corpse camps, present participle corpse camping, simple past and past participle corpse camped)
  1. (online gaming) To wait by a player's corpse to target them when they respawn, or when, after respawning elsewhere, they return to reclaim their equipment back from their corpse. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Video games Related terms: corpse camper, corpse run
    Sense id: en-corpse_camp-en-verb-wahxi37x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: games, gaming

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