verb Gaming Slang

tap strafe

· verb · gaming

Apex movement tech for whipping mid-air into a sharp new direction.

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Definitions

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An Apex Legends movement trick where you tap forward (usually bound to the scroll wheel) mid-air to redirect your momentum almost 90 degrees while keeping speed. Makes you a nightmare to track.

“He tap strafed off the roof and I lost him completely.”
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To tap strafe is to chain scroll-wheel forward inputs with a strafe to swing your trajectory in the air. Pure movement flex, hated by people getting beamed by it.

“Good luck hitting your shots when he's tap strafing around the building.”
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tap strafe In A Sentence

He tap strafed off the roof and I lost him completely.
Good luck hitting your shots when he's tap strafing around the building.

Origin & Usage

Apex Legends movement tech, surfaced from Titanfall-style air control and the Source engine lineage.

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