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

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
- Origimann
  
  ORIGINAL + MANNTREADS + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
- Stocktreads
  
  STOCK + MANNTREADS + ANY WHITELISTED MELEE
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
- Axe
  
  BOOTIES/BOOTLEGGER + SPLENDIDSCREEN + SKULLCUTTER
- Sword
  
  BOOTIES/BOOTLEGGER + SPLENDIDSCREEN + CLAIDHEAMH MOR
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 = Jack
Hover over the videos to play. Click to full screen and click again to undo that

Steal
Hitting an enemy that's holding the ball with your melee to steal it
"Stole ball from solly"
- EasyE Steal
  Throwing the ball at the ground for an enemy to pick up and for you to steal
  "I got easye'd"
- Caber Extender
  Using a melee extender to steal from a further distance
  "Doing a caber extender on lower is the most common strat"
Intercept
Picking up the ball when it’s the enemy team’s color, usually stealing a pass or a handoff
"I intercepted the ball"
Magnet
Having the ball pulled towards you when you're close enough
"The magnet failed me :C"
- Freak(y) Magnet
  When the magnet is... freaky
  "Freaky ass magnet bro wtf"
  Original Clip by 5altytea
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"
Defend
Attempting to deny a score by blocking your goal or killing. More details in Moose's Defense Guide
"GO BACK DEFEND !!!"
- Inside Defense (Anchor)
  Sticking by the goal to deny a score by intercepting or splashing the ball before it goes in
  "Playing inside (defense)"
- Outside Defense (Chaser)
  Chasing the ball holder with the goal of stealing the ball or killing them
  "Solly on left, I'm chasing"
  - Pickpocket/Floor Guy (Playing dribble)
    Staying on the ground to intercept a dribble or to steal the ball
    "Im playing dribble"
Boost/Surf
Sending an enemy/being sent forward with an explosive's blast
"Boosted medic :c"
Catch
Picking up the ball when it's in the air or thrown on a ramp
"They caught the pult"
Panacea
Catching the ball as it's falling from upper spawn and scoring
"bhai..."
Geometry
When the pass is interupted by map geometry and stops following on to whoever it was locked on to
"Whoops, geometry"
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"
Jack Armor (Jarmor)
Getting the ball splashed back into your possession as soon as you throw it
"I got jarmor'd bruh"
Goomba('d)
Bouncing on an enemy's head
"I goomba'd someone and scored"
Mario('d)
Bumping an enemy from below
"I mario'd them and they scored :C"
DM
Primarily going for kills
"We need more DM"
Buff(s)
Overhealing your teammates. Ideally during set-up and with the Stock load out.
"Can you switch to med and buff pls?"
Demothing
Throwing the ball on a ramp and trimping to catch it in the air
"i can do demo ting . demo bing !!!"
Dribbling
Jumping to confuse enemy defenders or to reposition with the ball in hand
"Dont jump yet they're dribbling"
- 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"
- 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 jump
  Note: 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- Laxson Dribble
  Rebound dribbling on or near the enemy spawn doors
  "Laxson dribbles in the big 26 what are we doing bro"
Self Glop
Throwing the ball onto ultra while surfing on upper left/right and jumping when the ball bounces back
"Self glopb!!"
Instadet
Instantly detonating an explosive by shooting the ball, then letting it's magnet take effect
"INDESTATE !!!"
- Ball Pogo
  Repeatedly jumping on the ball to pogo on it
  "INDESTATE !!!"
- Medic Pogo/Eve Hops
  VSH Climbing on the ball to boost yourself in the air
  "I'm gonna do this in the pug"
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"
- Slam-a-pult
  Splashing the ball after it pults to send it very far
  "Oh they slamapulted guyz"
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"
Hookshot
Lobbing at a wall then wall jumping on the same wall to pick it
"I went for the hookshot and sharted :C"
Extender
Any move that allows the player to extend the bomb to gain speed or for style points
"He sharted the extender LOL"
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"
- Death Bomb
  Killbinding while the bomb is following you for it to fall in the goal after you die
  "Nice death bomb"
- Alive Bomb
  Directing the ball with your magnet for it to fall in the goal
  "OMG alive bomb"
  Original Clip by bobby_ray
Pushing/Pulling
Splashing the ball as it spawns to bring it towards or away from your position
Note: 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"
Winstrat
Performing a self bomb that, when timed correctly, allows you to catch the ball as it spawns and immediately score
Note: This isn't very popular nowadays because of the goal blockers

"Winstratting upper"
Shart
Missing a free goal / Failing something in general
Note: 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 😭😭😭😭"
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"
- Chinese/Death Handoff
  Killbinding with the ball in hand for a teammate to catch
  "I'll chinese, jump quick"
- Japanese Handoff
  Having a teammate catch the ball while it's following you to handoff, usually killbinding beforehand
  "JAPANESE THIS BRO"
- Korean Handoff
  Having the teammate catch the ball while its magnet is still in effect
  "OH MY GOD KOREAN" - unc (_YEE)
Ego
Selfishly going for solo goals, usually failing to do so
"y u ego u nub"
Baiting

Positioning yourself forward when your team is on defense. More details in Moose's Defense Guide
Cherry Picking
Purposefully positioning yourself forward, usually on ultra or gay/pride
"Im cherrying on gay"
- Right/Left Dimandos
  Pixel walking on upper left/right to cherry pick

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"
Mute
A player who doesn't have a mic due to temporary technical issues, or due to simply not having one
Just to be clear, you need a mic to play.
Three Pointer Peter
When you jump from mid and score the ball mid air
Hole in One! ⛳
When the ball after getting catapulted lands in the hole on upper (AKA butthole)
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)

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Sections

LEGEND

POPULAR LOADOUTS & PLAYSTYLES

Gunboats (Roamer)

Manntread loadouts (Soldier)

Mannbox

Origimann

Stocktreads

Stoic (CaberKnight)

Pipes (HybridKnight)

DemoKnight loadouts (Demoman)

Scallop

Axe

Sword

Stock (Stock)

Larry (Barnacle/Chariot)

GAMEPLAY TERMINOLOGY

Steal

EasyE Steal

Caber Extender

Intercept

Magnet

Freak(y) Magnet

Splash

Defend

Inside Defense (Anchor)

Outside Defense (Chaser)

Pickpocket/Floor Guy (Playing dribble)

Boost/Surf

Catch

Panacea

Geometry

Corner(ed)

Jack Armor (Jarmor)

Goomba('d)

Mario('d)

DM

Buff(s)

Demothing

Dribbling

Wall Dribble

Rebound Dribble

Pencil Dribble

Fence Dribble

Sagejay Dribble

Laxson Dribble

Self Glop

Instadet

Ball Pogo

Medic Pogo/Eve Hops

Pult

Slam-a-pult

Lob

Hookshot

Extender

Self Bomb

Death Bomb

Alive Bomb

Pushing/Pulling

Evil Pull

Winstrat

Shart

Mickey Magnet

Toiletbowl

Bonsteal

Handoff

Chinese/Death Handoff

Japanese Handoff

Korean Handoff

Ego

Baiting

Cherry Picking

Right/Left Dimandos

MISCILANEOUS TERMS

Baiting (PUGs)

Demo-Med

Cheese

Mute

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