See stream snipe in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"(video games, Internet slang, Twitch-speak) To watch another person play a multiplayer game on a live stream, especially to use the knowledge gained from watching the broadcast to gain an unfair in-game advantage over the streamer or to disrupt the streamer's gameplay, or just to time when they queue up in order to join the same game."
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Download raw JSONL data for stream snipe meaning in English (2.9kB)
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