noun Gaming Slang

boop

· noun · gaming

Any knockback that shoves an enemy away, ideally off a cliff.

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Definitions

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Overwatch slang for a knockback ability, like Lucio's Soundwave or Pharah's Concussive Blast. The dream is booping someone clean off the map for a free environmental kill.

“I booped him off the ledge on Ilios, easiest pick of my life.”
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Used as both noun and verb. Started as a community joke, then Blizzard leaned in and put it in patch notes and voice lines.

“Watch the Lucio, one boop near the edge and you're gone.”
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boop In A Sentence

I booped him off the ledge on Ilios, easiest pick of my life.
Watch the Lucio, one boop near the edge and you're gone.

Origin & Usage

Overwatch community term for knockback, later officially adopted by Blizzard in patch notes and hero voice lines.

Variants boopingbooped

People Also Ask

Is 'boop' an official Overwatch term?

It started as community slang but Blizzard embraced it, using it in patch notes and adding 'Boop' voice lines to heroes.

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