"kill steal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: kill steals [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from kill stealer. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|kill stealer}} Back-formation from kill stealer Head templates: {{en-noun}} kill steal (plural kill steals)
  1. (online gaming, derogatory) A finishing blow of this kind. Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-kill_steal-en-noun-YGvGjLjI Topics: games, gaming

Verb

Forms: kill steals [present, singular, third-person], kill stealing [participle, present], kill stole [past], kill stolen [participle, past]
Etymology: Back-formation from kill stealer. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|kill stealer}} Back-formation from kill stealer Head templates: {{en-verb|kill steal<,,stole,stolen>}} kill steal (third-person singular simple present kill steals, present participle kill stealing, simple past kill stole, past participle kill stolen)
  1. (online gaming, derogatory) 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. Tags: Internet, derogatory Categories (topical): Video games Synonyms: KS Derived forms: kill stealer
    Sense id: en-kill_steal-en-verb-vuRUDDAy Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English back-formations: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Topics: games, gaming

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