Gaming
shutdown
What does shutdown mean?
When an enemy is snowballing on a kill streak, the game stacks a bounty on their head. Killing them is a shutdown, and you pocket that extra gold, swinging momentum back.
"She was 8/0 and worth a 1000 gold shutdown, so we collapsed mid and cashed her out."
Frequently asked questions
What does shutdown mean in gaming?
A shutdown is killing a fed enemy on a streak and claiming the bounty gold their lead has piled up.
How do you use shutdown in a sentence?
"Great shutdown on their carry — that bounty just funded our comeback."
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