first kill
Maiden lethal success
First kill refers to a hunter's or soldier's initial successful taking of life—a milestone often ritualized or commemorated.
In gaming, it's the first elimination in a match, sometimes earning bonus points or triggering announcements.
The phrase carries weight because crossing the threshold from zero to one changes something: He never forgot his first kill.
Extended loosely to any domain: a salesperson's first closed deal, a lawyer's first won case.
- preyAnimal being hunted
- hunterPursuer of prey
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- trophyAward for winning
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
predator · instinct · shot · wound · coming of age · rite of passage · adrenaline · buck · deer · trophy buck · hunting trip · rifle · stalking · tracking · deer stand · woods · dawn · trigger
- warfarebattle, combat, attack, war, armed conflict
- backstoryorigin story, origin, past, background, history
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth