hit a clip

English

Etymology

Possibly a play on hit a lick (“to commit armed robbery”) + clip (“to cut a section from a longer video”). Influenced by multi-player shooters that replay a game-winning play or kill at the end of a round.

Verb

hit a clip (third-person singular simple present hits a clip, present participle hitting a clip, simple past and past participle hit a clip)

  1. (Internet slang, video games, Twitch-speak) To make an impressive or clip-worthy play, generally a kill in a multi-player first-person shooter.

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