in minecraft
/ɪn ˈmaɪnˌkɹæft/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
Used to supposedly keep oneself from becoming legally liable for making a certain statement that could be perceived as a threat, or that may otherwise pose a legal risk.
Humorous
prep_phrase
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, Minecraft.
Example Sentences
- "I’ll blow up your house … in Minecraft!"
- "I'm gonna fucking shoot up a Walmart! … in Minecraft."
- "/uj ok unironically does anyone know of any resources on how to get started doing online sex work in like. a safe way that won't get me kidnapped and locked in some old grody dude's basement 🥹 entirely hypothetically ofc. in minecraft"
- ".308 may be somewhat unreliable against heavy armor penetration at long distance, while .50 BMG barely has to touch you to kill you. In Minecraft, obviously..."
- "You could very easily go to these shows and just note down all the plate numbers in the parking lot. It wouldn't be hard at all. You could build a database of all the people who attend these shows. Maybe you could cross reference it with other databases. In Minecraft, of course."
- "Literally the coolest looking gun on the planet, and unfortunately, literally the worst trigger on the planet. ¶ But with subsonics, it's so quiet you could run the Bin Laden raid in a suburban cul-de-sac neighborhood and I doubt anyone would hear you. ¶ In Minecraft, obviously."
Etymology
From in + Minecraft (“a sandbox video game in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items and build structures”), implying that the speaker’s statement does not refer to the real world but merely the game. Apparently originated from the 4chan board /pol/ around early 2018.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪn ˈmaɪnˌkɹæft/
- British English: /ɪn ˈmaɪnkɹɑːft/