noun Gaming Slang

Spike

SPYK · noun · gaming

An attack that fires the opponent straight down, usually to their death.

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Definitions

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A hit that sends the enemy hurtling downward. Land one while they're offstage and there's no recovering from it, they just get nailed into the blast zone below. The flashiest way to take a stock.

“He went deep, hit the spike, and the crowd lost it.”
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In Melee a true spike can't be cancelled by jumping, unlike a meteor smash, which is why hard reads with spikes feel so final.

“Don't chase that far unless you're sure of the spike, you'll SD.”
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When the quarterback deliberately throws the ball straight into the ground immediately after the snap to stop the clock, at the cost of a down.

“He spiked the ball with six seconds left to set up the field goal.”
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To slam the ball hard into the ground in celebration after scoring a touchdown.

“He spiked the ball in the end zone after his game-winning score.”
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Spike In A Sentence

He went deep, hit the spike, and the crowd lost it.
Don't chase that far unless you're sure of the spike, you'll SD.

Origin & Usage

Super Smash Bros. series, for downward-launching attacks.

Variants spikedspiking
Tags #smash#offstage#kills#downward

People Also Ask

What's the difference between a spike and a meteor smash?

In Melee, a meteor smash can be cancelled with a well-timed jump (meteor cancel); a true spike can't. Casually, people often use 'spike' for both.

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