Glossary for words used by CS2 Players

Here we have compiled a full list of words you would hear Counter-Strike 2. New players may not understand what others are saying and it may be vital information on how to win the match. Most people pick up on the common terminology over time but there is no rule saying that you can learn it early on.

Over time you may even forget what some of them mean or have never heard of it before, you can always refer back to this page to look up what the word someone said means.

Word	Meaning
1g	Killing yourself by accident with your very own molotov at the end of a match making your team lose. Just as Summit1g did it in a professional match at DreamHack 2016.
ADS	Aiming Down Sight, looking down the scope of your weapon.
Aimbot	A hack that aims at an enemy player for you.
Aimpunch	The aim movement on a character when they are hit with a bullet when they have no armor.
Auto Shotty	Nickname for the automatic XM 1014 Shotgun.
Auto Sniper	Nickname for both the G3SG1 and Scar-20.
Bait	Using you or someone else to get the attention of an enemy player, OR making players come to you on purpose while using your location to your advantage.
Boost	Letting a player stand on your head, usually to give them a better angle higher up.
Boosting	Carrying a player or team so they rank up in competitive matches.
Buffed	When something has been made better by a game update making it better if you take advantage of it.
Burst Fire	Shooting bullets in lots of around 3 bullets each time.
Carrying	Being the most valued player on the mean by making them win without their help.
Choking	Failing under pressure.
Clutch	When a person is the last player left on their team and he wins the round. Usually with multiple enemies still alive.
Collateral	Killing two or more players with a single shot or bullet.
Deagle	A Desert Eagle.
Dinked	A bullet hit to the head.
Dualies	Nickname for the Dual Berettas.
Eco	Saving money by making little to no purchases to boost the team’s economy for future rounds.
Entry Frag	When a team is attempting to take over a location and gets the first kill.
Flashbang	Another name for a flash grenade.
Force Buy	A team strategy to purchase weapons even if one or more players are poor.
Jump Throw	An action of jumping and throwing a grenade.
Lag	A delay. Usually in reference to the server not receiving communication to and from your computer via the internet.
Lit	Taken heavy damage, usually leaving a player under 10 health.
Molly	A nickname for the Molotov and Incendiary Grenade.
Nade Stack	Multiple players through HE grenades at a single spot to kill any enemies in that area.
Nerfed	When something has been made worse due to an update that gives a disadvantage if you use it.
No-scope	Shooting a weapon with a scope without looking into it.
Noob	New player.
One Deag	Killing a player with one hit to the head with a Desert Eagle.
One-Shot	A kill on the enemy with one bullet to the head.
Pick	Coming out from an angle and killing one enemy player.
Peek	Coming out of an angle to see another area of the map. Usually to check for enemy coming.
Pop Flash	A flash grenade that explodes before the enemy has a chance to look away.
Pre-aim	Having your crosshair at a location enemy players be. Usually on the corner that an enemy player will peek.
Pre-fire	Shotting at a spot as soon as you turn a corner or through smoke without knowing if an enemy player will be there.
Pro	Short term for Professional.
Quickscope	Scoping in and shooting instantly without using your scope to aim.
Retake	Taking a position after it’s been lost to the enemy team.
Rotate	Moving from one object to another on a map.
Save	An attempt to hide and save the weapon by not dying to enemy players when a player believes they will die in an engagement.
Scout	The SSG 08 Sniper Rifle.
Scrim	A practice competitive match between two teams.
Shoulder Peek	Similar to strafing, but exposing your shoulder quickly around a corner to make the enemy shoot at you and miss.
Smurf	A person using a secondary account that has a lower competitive rank for easier games.
Spamming	Shooting non-stop, very inaccurate.
Spinbot	A cheat used commonly in Counter-Strike Source that spins the player around consistently making it hard for them to be hit.
Split Push	Attempting to take a location on the map from multiple angles with your team.
Stack	Having the majority of players on a team at the same location on the map.
Straffing	Moving left and right consistantly making it harder for enemy players to hit you.
Swing	Moving further out when you move to see another part of the map. Used to throw off people who pre-aim corner.
Tagged	When a player or enemy has taken a small amount of damage.
Toggling	Turning on hacks.
Triggerbot	A cheat that shoots your weapon as soon as an enemy player is in your crosshair.
Utility	Items that are not primary or secondary weapons such as grenades and the zeus.
Wallbang	Hitting someone with a bullet through a wall.

You may also come across these abbreviations while playing. Someone may say them using their microphone or type it in the chat box. They are usually said at the beginning, middle or end of a match unless someone gets a good kill.

Abbreviation	Meaning
AFK	Away from keyboard
BL	Bad luck
Comp	Competitive
DEF	Defend or defuse kit
DM	Deathmatch
GG	Good game
GH	Good half
GJ	Good job
GL	Good luck
HF	Have fun
HP	Health points
KD	Kill death ratio
KDA	Kill death assist ratio
MM	Matchmaking
MVP	Most valued player
N1	Nice one
NA	North America
NS	Nice shot
OP	Overpowered
OT	Overtime
PUG	Pick up game
TK	Team kill
VAC	Valve anti-cheat
WP	Well played

That’s all the information you need and you’re more than welcome to come back and review it, especially if something is said in your game that you don’t understand.

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