Results for “stop tap”

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stop-tap
noun

Welsh-English for last orders — closing time at the pub.

#welsh#wales#pub#drinking
stoppage time
noun

Added minutes at the end of a half for lost time.

#sports#time#rules
stop the lights
interjection

Exclamation of disbelief or astonishment

#scottish#irish#interjection#surprise
stop-and-go lights
noun

Wisconsin phrase for traffic lights.

#american#regional#wisconsin#traffic
tap strafe
verb

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

#apex legends#movement#tech
counterstop
noun

Maxing the score counter so it physically can't display any higher.

#shmup#scoring#high-score#retro
screw tape
noun

DJ Screw's slowed-down cassette mixtapes out of Houston.

#texas#houston#hip-hop#dj-screw
Tape bomb
noun

An out-of-nowhere headline that jolts the market mid-session.

#finance#wall-street#trading#news
Painting the tape
phrase

Trading a stock among yourselves to fake volume or move the price.

#finance#wall-street#manipulation#regulation
Fish tape
noun

Flexible spring-steel ribbon used to snake wires through walls and conduit.

#construction#electrical#wiring#tools
Taper
noun

The drywall finisher — tapes and muds the seams.

#construction#drywall#trades#finishing
V-taper
noun

A wide back tapering to a narrow waist, forming a V.

#gym#fitness#physique#aesthetic
tapón
noun

Traffic jam (PR)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#transport
mantén tu latón con tapa
phrase

Keep a lid on it; stay quiet (Cuba)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#secret
tap-in
noun

A goal scored from very close range with minimal effort.

#sports#goal#finishing
tapping up
noun

Illegally approaching a contracted player.

#sports#transfer#rules#british
taps aff
phrase

Warm enough to take your top off — a rare hot day

#scottish#irish#weather#summer
tapsalteerie
adverb

Topsy-turvy; upside-down or in disorder

#scottish#irish#disorder#chaos
hard stop
noun

A fixed time when you must end a meeting.

#corporate#office#work#meetings
red tape
noun

Excessive bureaucracy and procedure.

#corporate#office#work#bureaucracy
grind never stops
phrase

A hustle-culture mantra glorifying relentless work.

#corporate#office#work#hustle-culture
tap up
phrase

To ask someone for money or a favour.

#british#regional#money#phrase
100 mph tape
noun

Military-grade duct tape.

#military#army#gear#fieldfix
champagne tap
noun

A flawless lumbar puncture with no blood in the sample

#medical#nursing#procedure#neurology
tap
noun

A needle procedure to withdraw fluid, e.g. a spinal tap.

#medical#nursing#procedure#jargon
grip tape
noun

The sandpaper-like sheet on top of the deck for traction.

#skater#surf#hardware#equipment
tailtap
noun

Landing on a ramp's deck on just the back tire while holding the brakes.

#skater#surf#bmx#trick
One-Tap
verb

To kill an enemy with a single precise shot, usually to the head.

#gaming#american#2000s
counter-strafe
verb

Tapping the opposite move key to stop dead for an accurate shot.

#counter-strike#fps#movement#aim
huck-a-bucks
noun

Homemade frozen Kool-Aid in a Dixie cup — NOLA summer staple.

#nola#dialect#south#food
quickscope
verb

Scope in and fire the instant the crosshair settles — a one-tap in one motion.

#fps#sniping#callofduty#technique
fake defuse
noun

Tapping the bomb to bait hidden enemies into peeking, then punishing them.

#csgo#valorant#tactics#mind game
snowball
verb

Turning a small early lead into an unstoppable one.

#moba#league#macro
soft CC
noun

Crowd control that slows you down but doesn't fully stop you.

#moba#league of legends#crowd control
disable
noun

Any effect that stops a hero moving, casting, or attacking — stuns, roots, hexes, the lot.

#dota 2#moba#crowd control#stun
deathball
noun

Grouping all five early and rolling through towers as one unstoppable AoE blob.

#dota 2#moba#strategy#teamfight
Ki Charge
noun, verb

Tap all four buttons to power up into a guaranteed counter-hit state.

#tekken#counter hit#taunt
L-cancel
verb

Tapping shield right before you land an aerial to halve its landing lag.

#smash#melee#tech-skill#pressure
quote tweet
noun

Retweeting someone with your own commentary stapled on top — the dunk delivery system.

#twitter#x#engagement#dunking
log off
verb

Affectionate command to stop posting before you make it worse.

#twitter#x#imperative#intervention