Oct 27, 2022 — min read

Most Important In-Game Terms in Call of Duty

Wondering what the in-game slangs and key phrases you hear often in Call of Duty mean? Time to take a look at them!

Call of Duty is one of the rare productions that has been on the game market for years, able to create its own culture. This includes some slangs and terminology that players have developed to shorten their dialogue in game. Moreover, many of slang terms and expressions have developed over time.

While the veteran Call of Duty is used to hearing these terms, they may seem unfamiliar to a newcomer to the game. Assuming Call of Duty has released a lot of games over the years, we've covered only the phrases you'll need the most.

Call of Duty Key Phrases and Lingo

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.

In this article, we have presented some slangs and key terms that you will often hear while playing Call of Duty. We recommend that you know the meaning of these terms in order to have a better command of the game and make your gameplay easier. If there are terms that we missed but that you find absolutely important, please don't forget to share them with us. Bye for now!