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See also:videogame,video-game,vídeo-game,andvídeo game

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Fromvideo +‎game.

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Noun

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videogame (pluralvideo games)

Children playing an early video game from 1978.
  2. Atype ofgame,existing as andcontrolled bysoftware, usuallyrun by avideo game console or acomputer,played on amonitor ortelevisionscreen, and controlled by ajoypad,joystick,keyboard,mouse,touchscreen orpaddle.[from 1973]
    My uncle’s favoritevideo game isMinecraft.
    • 2011 October 7,Lana Del Rey,Justin Parker, “Video Games”, inBorn to Die, performed by Lana Del Rey:
      Swinging in the backyard / Pull up in your fast car whistling my name / Open up a beer / And you say get over here and play avideo game /[…] / I say you the bestest / Lean in for a big kiss, put his favorite perfume on / Go play yourvideo game

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type of game existing as and controlled by software

Verb

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videogame (third-person singular simple presentvideo games,present participlevideo gaming,simple past and past participlevideo gamed)

  1. (rare) Toplayvideo games.
    • 2015, Emanuele Rapetti, Lorenzo Cantoni, “Learners of Digital Era (LoDE): What’s True, and What’s Just Hype About the So-Called Digital Natives”, in Mohamed Ally,Badrul H[uda] Khan, editors,International Handbook of E-learning, volumes 2 (Implementation and Case Studies), New York, N.Y.; London:Routledge,→ISBN, page79:
      Soloway coins the “Nintendo Generation” expression, putting the attention on the never-seen-before trait of young people: they arevideo gaming.
    • 2018, Nathan Lee Birr,One Life to Lose (The Douglas Files; 7), Beacon Books, LLC,→ISBN, page75:
      And Mouse hacked andvideo gamed.
    • 2018, Vivienne Savage,Xander (Nova Force; 1), Payne & Taylor:
      He’d logged on once, only for her to demand to know why he wasvideo gaming during a supposed vacation.
    • 2019, Rahuldeep Gill, “The Call of Death and the Depth of Our Callings: The Quality of Vocational Discernment”, in David S. Cunningham, editor,Hearing Vocation Differently: Meaning, Purpose, and Identity in the Multi-Faith Academy,Oxford University Press,→ISBN, part one (Reframing Vocation: Creating Spaces for New Ways of Hearing), page86:
      They may not be engaged because they have fully bought into the existing structures, or because they arevideo gaming in their dorm rooms, or because they are working multiple jobs to pay for college (or to feed a family).
    • 2021, David N. Greenfield, “Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Your Internet Use”, inOvercoming Internet Addiction (For Dummies),John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,→ISBN, part 5 (The Part of Tens), page296:
      This is one of the most common scenarios we see in our center — when a teen or young adult wants to finish high school, or more often college, and they arevideo gaming 12 hours a day.
    • 2021, Kendall Smith, “Step One: Being There”, inRookie Father: A Playbook for Men Experiencing Fatherhood for the First Time, Familius LLC,→ISBN:
      It means you show up. Whether it’s a diaper change, advising your son about girls, patting his back after a tough sports game, or egging him on to stop slacking off while he’svideo gaming.
    • 2022, Marco Rüth, Kai Kaspar, “Educational and Social Exergaming: A Perspective on Physical, Social, and Educational Benefits and Pitfalls of Exergaming at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Afterwards”, in Pedro L. Almeida, Michael Brach, Ricardo De La Vega, Mauricio Garzon, Julia Maria D’andréa Greve, Margarita Limon, Luis Mochizuki, editors,Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Psychological and Behavioral Consequences of Confinement on Physical Activity, Sedentarism, and Rehabilitation,Frontiers Media,→ISBN, page508, column 1:
      Relatedly, families thatvideo gamed together reported better family satisfaction and closer relationships within the family (Wang et al., 2018).
    • 2023, Caridad Piñeiro, chapter 10, inBiscayne Bay Breach (South Beach Security; 3),Harlequin Intrigue,→ISBN:
      His feet were clad in brightly colored sneakers that made her think of the boyish side of him that often emerged when he wasvideo gaming.

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing fromEnglishvideo game.

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  • (Brazil)IPA(key): /ˌvi.d͡ʒi.oˈɡej.mi/[ˌvi.d͡ʒɪ.oˈɡeɪ̯.mi],(faster pronunciation)/ˌvi.d͡ʒjoˈɡej.mi/[ˌvi.d͡ʒjoˈɡeɪ̯.mi],/ˌvi.de.oˈɡej.mi/[ˌvi.de.oˈɡeɪ̯.mi]
  • (Brazil)IPA(key): /ˌvi.d͡ʒi.oˈɡej.mi/[ˌvi.d͡ʒɪ.oˈɡeɪ̯.mi],(faster pronunciation)/ˌvi.d͡ʒjoˈɡej.mi/[ˌvi.d͡ʒjoˈɡeɪ̯.mi],/ˌvi.de.oˈɡej.mi/[ˌvi.de.oˈɡeɪ̯.mi]
    • (Southern Brazil)IPA(key): /ˌvi.de.oˈɡej.me/[ˌvi.de.oˈɡeɪ̯.me]
 

Noun

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video game m (pluralvideo games)

  1. (Brazil)video game(software game)
    Synonym:videojogo
  2. (Brazil)video game console
    Synonyms:(Portugal)consola,(Brazil)console
    • 2015, Cido Pisani,Um muro entre nós, Clube de Autores,page96:
      O jogo não funcionava no meuvídeo game e, sem alternativas, realmente eu precisava da ajuda do meu maior inimigo.
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