Most Important In-Game Terms in Call of Duty

Term

Meaning

Ace

If you kill the enemy team without dying in any game mode, it will be Ace.

ADS

ADS stands for Aim Down Sights. When you hit the aim button, the spread of the weapon's fire is reduced to allow for more precise shots.

AR

Stands for Assault Rifle.

Attachment

The equipment used to change the stats of a weapon and to increase the power of that weapon is called attachment.

Bait

As the name suggests, Bait refers to asserting itself as a distraction. This will shift the focus of the enemy team and your teammates will have a chance.

Beam

Weapons with high accuracy and damage are called Beams.

Bot

Computer-controlled robots that look like players but are artificial intelligence. It is also used for real players in the sense of humiliation. Are there really bots in Call of Duty tho?

Camping

Not moving at all in a location or waiting without leaving it.

Chalk

To finish a round or game. A situation that cannot be won is known as "Chalked" among players in a Call of Duty game mode.

Collateral

Killing two enemies with one shot. This can be done with a sniper rifle.

Clutch

Clutching is often used to mean that a player makes the last move and turns the match in their favor.

Comms

Abbreviation for communication.

Deady

It is a slang for the “Dead Silence” perk. You can see this kind of perks in Call of Duty Zombies game modes.

Donut

When players finish a map without a single kill, it's called Donut.

Double Weapon XP

You will receive twice as many experience points for each level of a weapon while this is in effect. You earn double XP tokens by completing challenges in game.

Drop Shot

Crouching while firing at an enemy. This tactic is challenging to master and difficult to counter.

First Blood

First kill of the match.

Fake Defuse

Fooling the opponent by pretending to defuse the bomb. In this way, the enemies stop hiding and reveal their location.

Flank/Flanking

The tactic of attacking the opponent from behind in all the game modes.

Flipping Spawns

Contesting certain areas of the map in order to cause each team's spawn places to switch.

Frag

To kill someone in game.

Game Sense

An in game term for Call of Duty gurus to foresee the enemy movement.

Hard Scope

Using the scoped weapon's sights to aim.

Head Glitch/Heady

This is the situation where only the head of a player is visible.

Hill

The capture point that teams must capture in a Hardpoint match in order to score.

Hipfire

The opposite of ADS. This is when you shoot a weapon without aiming; it is quicker than aiming through down sights, but it might not be as precise.

Hitmarker

The visual and sound event that a shot makes when it reaches the target.

Identity

It is the in game profile customization setting where you can equip in game gestures and select identity Activision system alerts in the menu.

In-game Leader

The person who organizes and controls everything in a multiplayer match is called an in game operator or leader.

Jump Shot

Aim and fire at the opponent while jumping.

Killstreak

It is the reward given after getting a certain amount of consecutive kills.

Lasered

Refers to dying with a well-aimed one shot.

Lit

A damaged enemy.

Loadout

Equipment that the player can customize according to themselves.

LMG

Short for Light Machine Gun.

Lost Full

When a team or player loses their cool.

Melt

Powerful deadly weapon.

Nade

Short for grenade.

Ninja Defuse

Defusing the bomb like a ninja, without anyone noticing.

OBJ

Short for Objective.

Panic Knife

Using a knife when trapped by an enemy player.

Pre-aim

Aiming at an enemy's location by thinking ahead of time.

Pre-fire

To get priority to shoot before the enemy without seeing the enemy.

Quick Scope

Using the scope on a sniper rifle for a short time.

Respawn

Refers to Respawn game modes like Hardpoint and Control.

Rotate/Rotating

Refers to moving between objectives or locations.

Rush

Rapidly attacking a pre-planned area, rushing.

Slayer

Pro player who can kill the enemy team smoothly.

Slide Cancel

To move more quickly and make yourself a more difficult target, repeatedly interrupting the sliding animation.

SMG

Short for Sub Machine Gun.

Spawn

The position where a team restarts at the start of each round.

Spawn Trap

Trapping an opponent team inside their spawn area to take them down.

Strat

Short for strategy.

Stun

Short for Stun Grenade. It blinds enemies if hit.

Sweaty

A negative slang expression for a player who goes above and beyond to achieve successfully.

Tagged

Damaged player.

Trade

Refers to killing an enemy who also kills a member of your team to balance it.

Try Hard

A focused player who wants to win the game.

Wall Bang

Killing an enemy through a wall.

360

Completing a full rotation before killing a player, which is frequently accomplished with a sniper rifle.