stream snipe
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[edit]stream snipe (third-person singular simple present stream snipes, present participle stream sniping, simple past and past participle stream sniped)
- (video games, Internet slang, Twitch-speak) To watch another person play a multiplayer game on a live stream, especially to use the knowledge gained from watching the broadcast to gain an unfair in-game advantage over the streamer or to disrupt the streamer's gameplay, or just to time when they queue up in order to join the same game.
- It is typically frowned upon to stream snipe another person.
- Chat, I'm blocking the screen so you don't stream snipe me.