Dictionary

instakill en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/

Etymology

Etymology tree English insta- Dutch kilbor. English kill English instakill From insta- + kill.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, qualifier:board games, slang) Having the ability to instantly kill.
   • Quite true re 3 hit DP instakill combo. 1994, Mike Hall, “Re: Best incarnations of characters..”, in alt.games.sf2 (Usenet):
   • The level of frustration is subjective. As long as everyone has the same instakill mobs there is a level playing field ergo I live with it. The instakill mobs do decrease the amount of adventuring you can do w/o being high level, so that is a personal pain in the butt for me. 1999, Richard Cortese, “Re: Aren't games supposed to be fun?”, in alt.games.everquest (Usenet):

instakill en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/

Etymology

Etymology tree English insta- Dutch kilbor. English kill English instakill From insta- + kill.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:board games, slang) An instant kill.
   • Poisoned projectiles have a 10% chance of an instakill vs non-poison-resistant monsters. (Note that the Tsurugi of Murumasa and Vorpal Blade only have a 5% chance of an instakill.) 2006, Joe Bednorz, “Re: How do warrior types ever get the hang of spells?”, in rec.games.roguelike.nethack (Usenet):

Forms

instakill en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈɪnstəˌkɪl/

Etymology

Etymology tree English insta- Dutch kilbor. English kill English instakill From insta- + kill.

Meanings

1. To perform an instakill; to kill instantly.

Forms

Relateds

permadeath · instadeath

Synonyms

one-hit kill · OHK