one pump
/wʌn pʌmp/
CommonEliminating someone with a single shotgun shot in Fortnite.
Carries a sense of dominance. 'You just got one pumped' is a taunt as much as a description.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | boxed him, edited in, one pumped. clip goes crazy. | The player executed a box-fight, entered, and eliminated with one shot. | x, 2020 |
| 02 | got one pumped for 200 the second i landed. didn't even have mats. | Was eliminated immediately upon landing, having no chance to build. | reddit, 2019 |
| 03 | the pump shotgun one pump era was peak fortnite. nothing felt better than that | Nostalgia for when the pump shotgun was powerful enough to one-shot opponents. | tiktok, 2023 |
| 04 | streamer was talking so much trash and got one pumped off stream. karma. | An overconfident streamer was eliminated in one shot, seen as deserved. | x, 2021 |
Use it when
- Describing a one-shot shotgun elimination in Fortnite.
- Bragging about finishing a fight quickly.
- Taunting a player who got eliminated in one hit.
Do not use it when
- The kill required multiple shots.
Origin and context
Came from the pump shotgun's high burst damage in early Fortnite (2017-2019). At peak stats it could deal over 200 damage in a single hit, making one-pumps a defining feature of the game's combat.
- First seen
- 2017
- Confidence
- high
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