noun
Gaming Slang
shutdown
· noun · gaming
Killing a fed enemy on a streak and claiming the bounty gold their lead has piled up.
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When an enemy is snowballing on a kill streak, the game stacks a bounty on their head. Killing them is a shutdown, and you pocket that extra gold, swinging momentum back.
“She was 8/0 and worth a 1000 gold shutdown, so we collapsed mid and cashed her out.”
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Used as a verb for ending a carry's streak before they take over the game.
“We have to shut down their ADC now or they hit three items and we lose every fight.”
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shutdown In A Sentence
She was 8/0 and worth a 1000 gold shutdown, so we collapsed mid and cashed her out.
We have to shut down their ADC now or they hit three items and we lose every fight.
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What does shutdown mean in gaming?
A shutdown is killing a fed enemy on a streak and claiming the bounty gold their lead has piled up.
How do you use shutdown in a sentence?
"Great shutdown on their carry — that bounty just funded our comeback."
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