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When a [[Demoman]] hits someone on the enemy team in midair with one of his grenades.
 
When a [[Demoman]] hits someone on the enemy team in midair with one of his grenades.
  
===Airshot, Middy, Aerial===  
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===Airshot===  
  
 
When a player hits someone on the enemy team in midair with a projectile. Usually used to refer to a [[Soldier]] hitting someone in midair with one of his rockets.
 
When a player hits someone on the enemy team in midair with a projectile. Usually used to refer to a [[Soldier]] hitting someone in midair with one of his rockets.
 
===Arrow=== 
 
 
Another name for the projectile from the [[Medic#Primary|Crusader's Crossbow]]. A player might ask for an arrow if they want healing from a Medic's Crossbow.
 
  
 
===Baiting===
 
===Baiting===
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As a combat class, focusing means intentionally targeting a single player to prioritize kills on the most important players. Usually, multiple players focus targets together to kill them faster instead of spreading out the damage dealt by teammates across multiple enemies.
 
As a combat class, focusing means intentionally targeting a single player to prioritize kills on the most important players. Usually, multiple players focus targets together to kill them faster instead of spreading out the damage dealt by teammates across multiple enemies.
 
===Force===
 
 
When a player forces an enemy [[Medic]] to activate his ÜberCharge earlier than desired by presenting an immediate threat to the [[Medic]]'s life or that of his teammates.
 
  
 
===Frag, Fragged===
 
===Frag, Fragged===
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When a [[Sniper]] stays scoped for enough time to fully charge his shot. It also refers to a Sniper locking down a single sightline.
 
When a [[Sniper]] stays scoped for enough time to fully charge his shot. It also refers to a Sniper locking down a single sightline.
  
===Hurt, Lit, Destroyed, Hit, Tagged, Fucked, Rolled===
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===Hurt, Lit, Destroyed, Hit, Tagged, Fucked===
  
 
Used to describe players who have taken a lot of damage. The ambiguity of these terms emphasized the importance of calling the specific amount of health a player has.
 
Used to describe players who have taken a lot of damage. The ambiguity of these terms emphasized the importance of calling the specific amount of health a player has.
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When someone looks into an area but is not planning on pushing into it, usually to gain information on the enemy's positioning.
 
When someone looks into an area but is not planning on pushing into it, usually to gain information on the enemy's positioning.
 
===Pet===
 
 
A pet is a player who is out of position, typically in enemy territory, who enemy players decide to keep alive intentionally to stagger the player's respawn times or if it's a [[Medic]], to gain an Über advantage.
 
  
 
===Pipe===
 
===Pipe===
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Used to describe a player that has been Übercharged by a [[Medic]] ('''Eg: Demo’s Übered''') or used to signify that a [[Medic]] used their Übercharge. ('''Eg: Medic Übered''')
 
Used to describe a player that has been Übercharged by a [[Medic]] ('''Eg: Demo’s Übered''') or used to signify that a [[Medic]] used their Übercharge. ('''Eg: Medic Übered''')
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===Force===
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When a player forces an enemy [[Medic]] to activate his ÜberCharge earlier than desired by presenting an immediate threat to the [[Medic]]'s life or that of his teammates.
  
 
===Wipe===  
 
===Wipe===  
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When a Medic manually triggers the 'Ubercharge ready' voiceline to fool the enemy team into thinking they have Uber. This is done for strategic purposes, often to disguise the fact they are at an Uber disadvantage or to trick the enemy into thinking they are using The Kritzkrieg.
 
When a Medic manually triggers the 'Ubercharge ready' voiceline to fool the enemy team into thinking they have Uber. This is done for strategic purposes, often to disguise the fact they are at an Uber disadvantage or to trick the enemy into thinking they are using The Kritzkrieg.
 
===Feed/Fed===
 
 
This is when a player puts themselves in an unfavourable or otherwise disadvantageous situation for no good reason which generally results in an unnecessary death for their team with no benefit on their behalf.
 
  
 
===Flank===
 
===Flank===
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===Main Caller===
 
===Main Caller===
  
The person who decides, communicates, and organizes, or calls, all the team's plays. In lower levels, the task is often delegated to the [[Medic]] but higher level play is often the [[Scout#6v6|Pocket Scout]] or [[Demoman]].
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The person who decides, communicates, and organizes, or calls, all the team's plays. In lower levels, the task is often delegated to the [[Medic]] but higher level play usually is the Pocket or [[Demoman]].
  
 
===Mask, Masking===
 
===Mask, Masking===
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===Sac===
 
===Sac===
  
Short for sacrifice, when you purposely get yourself killed to help your team. For example getting yourself killed to touch payload cart or jumping into their entire team to force their Medic to use Uber. Also the action of sac is called "sacking".
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Short for sacrifice, when you purposely get yourself killed to help your team. For example getting yourself killed to touch payload cart or jumping into their entire team to force their Medic to use Uber.
  
 
===Stock===
 
===Stock===
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Unlocks are the non-vanilla weapons available in the game, which were added to the game after its launch. The opposite of [[Glossary#Stock|stock weapons]].
 
Unlocks are the non-vanilla weapons available in the game, which were added to the game after its launch. The opposite of [[Glossary#Stock|stock weapons]].
 
===Turtling===
 
 
Turtling is a gaming strategy where the player focuses on building up his defenses rather than going on the attack in a way that depends heavily on defense, such as blocking, counter-attacking and then avoiding attacks until the time runs out. Eg. defending last when having match points advantage until the half time concludes.
 
  
 
== Map terms ==
 
== Map terms ==
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The sequence of jumps and paths each class takes to the mid point. While there are many different strategies and rollouts employed for each map, the general objective is for each team to have the fastest rollout to the middle point that leaves everyone with a full buff, as that gives immediate point presence and area advantage to the faster team.
 
The sequence of jumps and paths each class takes to the mid point. While there are many different strategies and rollouts employed for each map, the general objective is for each team to have the fastest rollout to the middle point that leaves everyone with a full buff, as that gives immediate point presence and area advantage to the faster team.
 
===Second===
 
 
The 2nd and 4th control points in a [[5CP]] map are referred to as "second". They are denoted as "their second" and "our second". For example, if BLU have the midpoint they will be pushing into RED's "second".
 
  
 
===Sightline===
 
===Sightline===
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===Big===
 
===Big===
  
A common verbal response to a game/match-winning kill such as a medic dropping Uber/Kritz or an important kill.
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A common verbal response to a game/match-winning kill such as a medic dropping Uber/Kritz or an important kill is made.
  
 
===Comms===
 
===Comms===
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An abbreviation for '''P'''ick-'''U'''p '''G'''ame. Usually employed as a way to practice in a competitive environment as close as possible to an official competitive game, in which players sign up for classes they wish to play. Some pickup systems/sites also have a captain system in which two players are then assigned as "Captains" and pick their teams.
 
An abbreviation for '''P'''ick-'''U'''p '''G'''ame. Usually employed as a way to practice in a competitive environment as close as possible to an official competitive game, in which players sign up for classes they wish to play. Some pickup systems/sites also have a captain system in which two players are then assigned as "Captains" and pick their teams.
 
===Sandbagging===
 
 
The act of a player or multiple players deliberately entering into a division below their actual skill level to gain an unfair advantage.
 
  
 
===Scrim===
 
===Scrim===
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===Whitelist===
 
===Whitelist===
  
A whitelist is a list of allowed items used mainly in competitive. The items not in the whitelist will not be equippable and will reset players to stock.
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A whitelist is a list of allowed items used mainly in competitive. The items not in the whitelist will not be equipable and will reset players to stock.
  
  
 
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