verb
Gaming Slang
cranking 90s
· verb · gaming
Spamming 90-degree build turns to shoot up to high ground fast.
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Definitions
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The bread-and-butter way to gain height in Fortnite. You chain ramp-wall-ramp while spinning 90 degrees each time, stacking yourself straight up. Crank them fast enough and you're above everyone before they've reloaded.
“He cranked 90s the second he got shot and was sat on high ground before I could even peek him.”
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Pure mechanical skill. Cranking 90s clean under pressure separates the bots from the sweats — fumble one piece and you're falling back into the fight.
“I tried to crank 90s but misclicked a wall and ate the whole spray on the way down.”
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cranking 90s In A Sentence
He cranked 90s the second he got shot and was sat on high ground before I could even peek him.
I tried to crank 90s but misclicked a wall and ate the whole spray on the way down.
Origin & Usage
Fortnite competitive/build meta. A '90' is one quarter-turn build cycle; 'cranking' them means doing it as fast as your hands allow.
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