Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

moneyhatting

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mon-ey-hat-ting
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of unfair financial incentives; bribery.

Derogatory; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This practice of "moneyhatting" that Micro$not has brought to the console video game business is just more corruption that harms the whole video game industry with nothing positive coming out of it except buying a little more time for the xflop 3-shitty before it dies."
"I think it's great that the consoles are getting this stuff, but it just serves to make them even less relevant to people with alternatives. That said, while the AAA moneyhatting seems to have waned a fair bit this generation, it's being replaced with a trend of tying up cool looking, ostensibly PC titles with exclusivity contracts […]"

Etymology

From money + hat + -ing. Of uncertain origin. Possibly referencing a Penny Arcade comic.

Usage

Questions

What does moneyhatting mean?: The use of unfair financial incentives; bribery.
Where does moneyhatting come from?: From money + hat + -ing. Of uncertain origin. Possibly referencing a Penny Arcade comic.

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