Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

text creep

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: tex-t creep
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which a work of art (e.g. a video game) becomes overly full of text or writing, e.g. to exposit lore about the work.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Welp, people did warn me that text creep was par for the course for HoYoverse games, but I was still surprised."

Etymology

Compound of text + creep.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

textcreep (alternative)

Questions

What does text creep mean?: The process by which a work of art (e.g. a video game) becomes overly full of text or writing, e.g. to exposit lore about the work.
Where does text creep come from?: Compound of text + creep.

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