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Deliberately re-queueing over and over specifically to try to land in a match against — or to avoid — a particular player.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"He's been queue sniping that one guy for an hour just to run it back after losing once."
LORE & ORIGIN
Named for the deliberate, targeted intent behind repeatedly re-queueing, as opposed to just randomly re-queueing for a new match, treating the act like sniping a specific target out of the matchmaking pool.
FIRST SEEN
2020
PEAK POPULARITY
2022-2026 (Competitive Matchmaking Era)
CURRENT STATUS
Mainstream Slang
Related To:Smurf QueueRank Anxiety
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