popoff

English

popoff (plural popoffs)

(video games, slang) A period of time where a player performs extremely well in a video game.
- 2022 August 30, Declan Mclaughlin, “Top 5 players to watch at Valorant Champions 2022”, in Dexerto‎^[1], archived from the original on 2023-03-27:
  Valorant Champions is set to kick off on August 31 with the top teams from around the world fighting for the trophy in Istanbul, Turkey. Out of those 16 teams, here are five players that fans should keep their eyes on throughout Valorant Champions for popoff plays.
(Super Smash Bros, slang) An instance where a video game player suddenly gets up from their seat in celebration after beating an opponent.
- 2021 July 5, Dalton Cooper, “15 Year Old Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Player Bullied for Beating Pro”, in GameRant‎^[2], archived from the original on 2023-04-01:
  Bocchi's upset win over Ally isn't the only Super Smash Bros. Ultimate match that has been making headlines lately. For example, the CEO fighting game tournament saw a match between Eric "ESAM" Lew and Antony "MuteAce" Hoo end in a popoff where ESAM slammed a chair and injured his own hand.
- 2022 September 6, Cale Michael, “Yes, someone made an hour-long video of Hungrybox's Super Smash Bros. popoffs”, in Dot Esports‎^[3], archived from the original on 2022-09-30:
  When asked about why he decided to compile so many popoffs from one occasionally overenthusiastic Jigglypuff player, walt simply responded "for content.