P4SS Time Dictionary
Last Updated 6/17/26
LEGEND
- Soldier Specific (Solly)
- Demoman Specific (Demo)
- Medic Specific (Med)
- Explosive Exclusive (Solly & Demo)
- Multi Class (more than 1 class)
POPULAR LOADOUTS & PLAYSTYLES
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Gunboats (Roamer)
STOCK/ORIGINAL + GUNBOATS + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
Airsot. You're expected to play this loadout -
Manntread loadouts (Soldier)
either ur just really bad at strafing or kafri-
Mannbox
BLACKBOX + MANNTREADS + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
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Origimann
ORIGINAL + MANNTREADS + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
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Stocktreads
STOCK + MANNTREADS + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
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Stoic (CaberKnight)
BOOTIES/BOOTLEGGER + SPLENDIDSCREEN + CABER
I'm travelling at the speed of light, I wanna make a supersonic man outta you -
Pipes (HybridKnight)
STOCK/IRONBOMBER + SPLENDIDSCREEN + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
Now where could my pipe be. garfield! -
DemoKnight loadouts (Demoman)
when your team doesn't have any demo players XD-
Scallop
BOOTIES/BOOTLEGGER + SPLENDIDSCREEN + STOCK/RESKINS
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Axe
BOOTIES/BOOTLEGGER + SPLENDIDSCREEN + SKULLCUTTER
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Sword
BOOTIES/BOOTLEGGER + SPLENDIDSCREEN + CLAIDHEAMH MOR
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Stock (Stock)
CROSSBOW + MEDIGUN + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
Only seen when buffing teammates (or in Oceania) -
Larry (Barnacle/Chariot)
CROSSBOW + QUICKFIX + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
Medic Jugz. You're expected to play this loadout (in Asia)
GAMEPLAY TERMINOLOGY
Note: Jump = Rocket/Pipe Jumping, Ball = JackHover over the videos to play. Click to full screen and click again to undo that
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Steal
Hitting an enemy that's holding the ball with your melee to steal it"Stole ball from solly"
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EasyE Steal
Throwing the ball at the ground for an enemy to pick up and for you to steal"I got easye'd"
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Caber Extender
Using a melee extender to steal from a further distance"Doing a caber extender on lower is the most common strat"
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Intercept
Picking up the ball when it’s the enemy team’s color, usually stealing a pass or a handoff"I intercepted the ball"
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Magnet
Having the ball pulled towards you when you're close enough"The magnet failed me :C"
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Freak(y) Magnet
When the magnet is... freaky"Freaky ass magnet bro wtf"
Original Clip by 5altytea
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Splash
Hitting the ball with an explosive's blast radius to make make it neutral and/or to move the ball"Splashed pass, ball's on their side"
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Defend
Attempting to deny a score by blocking your goal or killing. More details in Moose's Defense Guide"GO BACK DEFEND !!!"
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Inside Defense (Anchor)
Sticking by the goal to deny a score by intercepting or splashing the ball before it goes in"Playing inside (defense)"
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Outside Defense (Chaser)
Chasing the ball holder with the goal of stealing the ball or killing them"Solly on left, I'm chasing"
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Pickpocket/Floor Guy (Playing dribble)
Staying on the ground to intercept a dribble or to steal the ball"Im playing dribble"
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Boost/Surf
Sending an enemy/being sent forward with an explosive's blast"Boosted medic :c"
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Catch
Picking up the ball when it's in the air or thrown on a ramp"They caught the pult"
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Panacea
Catching the ball as it's falling from upper spawn and scoring"bhai..."
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Geometry
When the pass is interupted by map geometry and stops following on to whoever it was locked on to"Whoops, geometry"
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Corner(ed)
Throwing the ball into a corner near spawn to make it harder for the enemy team to pick up"(The jack is) cornered left"
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Jack Armor (Jarmor)
Getting the ball splashed back into your possession as soon as you throw it"I got jarmor'd bruh"
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Goomba('d)
Bouncing on an enemy's head"I goomba'd someone and scored"
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Mario('d)
Bumping an enemy from below"I mario'd them and they scored :C"
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DM
Primarily going for kills"We need more DM"
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Buff(s)
Overhealing your teammates. Ideally during set-up and with the Stock load out."Can you switch to med and buff pls?"
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Demothing
Throwing the ball on a ramp and trimping to catch it in the air"i can do demo ting . demo bing !!!"
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Dribbling
Jumping to confuse enemy defenders or to reposition with the ball in hand"Dont jump yet they're dribbling"
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Wall Dribble
Throwing the ball at a wall and jumping on the ground in a way that neutrals the ball for the player to pick up again"Im a stoic dude I cant steal the ball after they wall dribble"
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Rebound Dribble
Throwing the ball near the lower part of a ledge/wall so it neutrals when it hits the ground and magnets towards the player when they jumpNote: Med can wall dribble by VSH climbing on the ground
"My magnet failed my rebound dribble" -
Pencil Dribble
Throwing the ball down then jumping and catching it after it bounces off the ground"Pencil dribbles are really easy to airshot"
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Fence Dribble
Dribbling around the fence, which is a/are small structure/s in front of the goal"Hey guys I just learned how to fence dribble can I get master"
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Sagejay Dribble
Throwing the ball down but instead of jumping in the opposite direction to catch it you continue jumping forward"I believe that sagejay dribble"
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Laxson Dribble
Rebound dribbling on or near the enemy spawn doors"Laxson dribbles in the big 26 what are we doing bro"
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Self Glop
Throwing the ball onto ultra while surfing on upper left/right and jumping when the ball bounces back"Self glopb!!"
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Instadet
Instantly detonating an explosive by shooting the ball, then letting it's magnet take effect"INDESTATE !!!"
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Ball Pogo
Repeatedly jumping on the ball to pogo on it"INDESTATE !!!"
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Medic Pogo/Eve Hops
VSH Climbing on the ball to boost yourself in the air"I'm gonna do this in the pug"
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Pult
Throwing the ball on a map entity that catapults the ball away from your goal towards the middle of the map"Pult ball I'm on mid"
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Slam-a-pult
Splashing the ball after it pults to send it very far"Oh they slamapulted guyz"
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Lob
Throwing the ball at a high angle, usually as a mix-up or in an attempt to score / Throwing the ball loose to start a Self Bomb"I went for the lob and sharted :C"
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Hookshot
Lobbing at a wall then wall jumping on the same wall to pick it"I went for the hookshot and sharted :C"
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Extender
Any move that allows the player to extend the bomb to gain speed or for style points"He sharted the extender LOL"
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Self Bomb
A chain of jumps/trimps and tricks performed one after the other to bring the player and ball towards the enemy goal for a score"Nice self bomb"
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Death Bomb
Killbinding while the bomb is following you for it to fall in the goal after you die"Nice death bomb"
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Alive Bomb
Directing the ball with your magnet for it to fall in the goal"OMG alive bomb"
Original Clip by bobby_ray
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Pushing/Pulling
Splashing the ball as it spawns to bring it towards or away from your positionNote: The timing is slightly different when the round starts, check the guide for more details
"I'm pulling"-
Evil Pull
Pulling the ball while you're on the enemy side"I'm evil pulling play lower"
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Winstrat
Performing a self bomb that, when timed correctly, allows you to catch the ball as it spawns and immediately scoreNote: This isn't very popular nowadays because of the goal blockers
"Winstratting upper" -
Shart
Missing a free goal / Failing something in generalNote: Hover video for more info on this specific self bomb
"Nice shart bro"-
Mickey Magnet
Going for an intercept but the ball magnet fails for whatever reason. -
Toiletbowl
Sharting in a way where the ball neutrals and circles around the inner rim of the goal"IT TOILET BOWLLLLEEDDD 😭😭😭😭"
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Bonsteal
Blocking a teammate's score by catching the ball before it goes in the goal
Named after Bonschicklol, a very notorious player during the early days of APTA (turn on audio lol)
"WHYYYY" - dimandos48 after the first ever bonsteal -
Handoff
Passing to a teammate without locking on for them to catch"Handoff upper left"
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Chinese/Death Handoff
Killbinding with the ball in hand for a teammate to catch"I'll chinese, jump quick"
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Japanese Handoff
Having a teammate catch the ball while it's following you to handoff, usually killbinding beforehand"JAPANESE THIS BRO"
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Korean Handoff
Having the teammate catch the ball while its magnet is still in effect"OH MY GOD KOREAN" - unc (_YEE)
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Ego
Selfishly going for solo goals, usually failing to do so"y u ego u nub"
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Baiting
Positioning yourself forward when your team is on defense. More details in Moose's Defense Guide
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Cherry Picking
Purposefully positioning yourself forward, usually on ultra or gay/pride"Im cherrying on gay"
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Right/Left Dimandos
Pixel walking on upper left/right to cherry pick
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MISCILANEOUS TERMS
Note: These are non-gameplay terms and other random joke-y stuff-
Baiting (PUGs)
Adding yourself to the queue and failing to show up when its filled for at least 10 minutes -
Demo-Med
A team that has 2 soldiers, 1 demo, and 1 medic -
Cheese
Anything that is lucky, or unfun to play against"Another demothing? Really? How cheesy can this guy get"
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Mute
A player who doesn't have a mic due to temporary technical issues, or due to simply not having oneJust to be clear, you need a mic to play.
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Three Pointer Peter
When you jump from mid and score the ball mid air
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Hole in One! ⛳
When the ball after getting catapulted lands in the hole on upper (AKA butthole)
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Laxson
The inside defender"I'm Laxson rn"
REGIONAL TERMS
Note: These are used to distinguish players that play on different regions/pass time servers-
Burger
North American (4v4 PASS Time) -
Gyro
European (4v4 PASS Time EU) -
Noodle
Asian (ASIA PASS Time Association) -
Vegemites
Oceanian (PASS Time OCE)