game over
/ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.56 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
phrase
A message signaling that the game has ended, usually because the player failed (for example by losing all of their lives) but sometimes following successful completion of the game.
phrase
The end of some ongoing situation, especially in failure.
phrase
noun
An appearance of a game over message.
Example Sentences
- "Before I could figure out what the hell was the object of the game, I hear the thing go boom-boom, and the screen lights up with a sign: game over."
- "If your wife finds out about us, it's game over!"
- "That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do?"
- "Once we started attacking that network from the inside, it was pretty much game over."
- ""Game over," Waddicor warns. "Look at the fuel gauge. Someone's forgotten to fill up." The heavily laden train has come from Freightliner's Maritime Terminal in Southampton's western docks. Waddicor reckons there might not be enough diesel in the tank to complete the journey."
- "When you have cancer, you pretty much have two options: chemotherapy, or game over."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/
- British English: /ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/
Usage
Inflected Forms
game overs (plural)
game overs (present, singular)
games over (present, singular)
game overing (participle, present)
gaming over (participle, present)
game overed (participle, past)
game overed (past)
gamed over (participle, past)
gamed over (past)
game-over (alternative)