To die swiftly and unexpectedly, typically in a game, by something you would have zero chance of seeing coming.

The phrase was named after and coined in the game “Escape from Tarkov”, which is really well renown for it’s incredibly frustrating and unforgiving difficulty.
I can’t make it through a single raid without getting Tarkoved. Head-Eyes everywhere!
by TicAss December 21, 2021
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A person with no friends who has sunk 1,000s of hours into the videogame Escape from Tarkov knowing damn well they hate every second of it.
Person 1: Bro I haven't heard from koi in weeks

Person 2: Yeah He's probably playing Tarkov

Person 1: What a Tarkov player
by V0r3I0v37 September 15, 2023
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A fictional city in Russia In the fictional Special Economic Zone of Norvinsk, An economic bridge between Europe and Russia.
"I'm Staying In Tarkov!"
by breakingmymonitor June 29, 2023
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