kill steal

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kill steal

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verb kill steals · kill stealing · kill stole · kill stolen

Internet, 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. They shoot their own teammates, they kill steal, they fill the chat window with the word ‘LOL’, they camp, and they smash people’s stuff.
Similar: KS

noun kill steals

Internet, derogatory A finishing blow of this kind.

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@misc{kill_steal_2026,
  title = {kill steal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kill%20steal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}