Headshot: meaning, definitions and examples

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headshot

 

[ หˆhษ›dหŒสƒษ’t ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

online gaming

A headshot refers to a shot fired at an opponent's head, typically resulting in an instant kill due to the high damage dealt. Headshots are often considered a display of skill and accuracy in first-person shooter games.

Synonyms

headshot kill, instant kill, one-shot kill

Examples of usage

  • Her accuracy is so good that she gets a headshot with almost every shot.
  • The enemy player was taken out with a single headshot.

Translations

Translations of the word "headshot" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น tiro na cabeรงa

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคธเคฟเคฐ เคฎเฅ‡เค‚ เค—เฅ‹เคฒเฅ€

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Kopfschuss

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tembakan di kepala

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพัั‚ั€ั–ะป ัƒ ะณะพะปะพะฒัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ strzaล‚ w gล‚owฤ™

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒ˜ใƒƒใƒ‰ใ‚ทใƒงใƒƒใƒˆ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท coup de tรชte

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ disparo a la cabeza

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท kafaya atฤฑลŸ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ํ—ค๋“œ์ƒท

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุทู„ู‚ุฉ ููŠ ุงู„ุฑุฃุณ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ stล™ela do hlavy

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ vรฝstrel do hlavy

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ˆ†ๅคด

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ strel v glavo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skot รญ hรถfuรฐiรฐ

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฑะฐัา›ะฐ ะฐั‚ั‹ะปา“ะฐะฝ ะพา›

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ—แƒแƒ•แƒจแƒ˜ แƒ’แƒแƒกแƒ แƒแƒšแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ baลŸdan vurulan gรผllษ™

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ disparo en la cabeza

Word origin

The term 'headshot' originated in the early days of first-person shooter video games, where players would aim for their opponent's head to deal maximum damage. It has since become a common term in online gaming communities and is often used to describe skilled gameplay.

See also: beheader, head, headache, headband, headbands, header, headgear, headhunter, heading, headland, headline, headman, headmaster, headmistress, headpiece, headquarters, headrest, headscarf, headset, headsman, headstall, headstrong, headwear, headwind, headwrap, hothead, overhead.