video game
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video game
- /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/ UK
- /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/ US
- /ˈvɪdjoʊˌɡeɪm/ US
Rhymes with -eɪm
Where it comes from
From video + game.
noun video games · videogame · vidgame · viddy game · vidya game
verb video games · video gaming · video gamed · video-game
- To play video games. Soloway coins the “Nintendo Generation” expression, putting the attention on the never-seen-before trait of young people: they are video gaming.
Translations
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noun type of game existing as and controlled by software
| Español | juego de video, videojuego |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비디오 게임 bidio geim, 컴퓨터 게임 keompyuteo geim |
| 日本語 | テレビゲーム terebi gēmu, ビデオゲーム bideo gēmu, コンピュータゲーム konpyūta gēmu |
| 中文 | 電子遊戲 /电子游戏 diànzǐ yóuxì, 電腦遊戲 /电脑游戏 diànnǎo yóuxì |
| हिन्दी | वीडियो गेम vīḍiyo gem |
| Kiswahili | mchezo wa video |
| Português | videojogo, vídeo game |
| Français | jeu vidéo |
| Deutsch | Videospiel, Computerspiel |
| Italiano | videogioco, videogame |
| Ελληνικά | βιντεοπαιχνίδι vinteopaichnídi |
| Română | joc video |
| Русский | компью́терная игра́ kompʹjútɛrnaja igrá, видеоигра́ videoigrá |
| Tiếng Việt | trò chơi điện tử, trò chơi vi-đê-ô, game |
| العربية | لَعْبَةْ فِيدِيُو laʕbat fīdiyū |
| עברית | מִשְׂחַק מַחְשֵׁב miskhak makhšev, מִשְׂחַק וִידֵאוֹ miskhak vide'o |
Talk about this word "video game." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/video%20game. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. video game. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/video%20game "video game." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/video%20game.Cite this
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title = {video game},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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