squad wipe
/skwɒd waɪp/
Very CommonKilling every member of an enemy team in one coordinated engagement.
Tone shifts with context. Can be celebratory, matter-of-fact, or trash talk depending on delivery. Also used sarcastically when your own team gets wiped.
Real-world examples4 examples
| # | Example | What it means | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | squad wipe let's go, rotate now | The enemy team is eliminated, now move to the next objective. | youtube, 2023 |
| 02 | we got squad wiped by a three stack in the first circle | The team was fully eliminated early by a coordinated group. | tiktok, 2024 |
| 03 | waited for them to finish fighting then walked in for a free squad wipe | The player third-partied two teams and cleaned up the weakened survivors. | reddit, 2023 |
| 04 | fastest squad wipe of my life, they didn't even shoot back | The enemy team was eliminated almost instantly. | x, 2024 |
Use it when
- Your team eliminated every player on an opposing squad.
- Calling out during a fight that the enemy team is almost fully down.
- Reacting after a clean team fight with no survivors on the other side.
- Describing the outcome of a third-party that cleaned up both other teams.
Do not use it when
- You only killed one or two members and the rest escaped.
- You knocked everyone but nobody got eliminated.
Variations and related forms
Origin and context
Emerged from battle royale and team shooter communities, particularly around the rise of Fortnite and Apex Legends in the late 2010s. The term made the kill-feed language of squad-based games feel like a distinct event worth calling out.
- First seen
- late-2010s
- Confidence
- medium
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