video game
/ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.25 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of game, existing as and controlled by software, usually run by a video game console or a computer, played on a monitor or television screen, and controlled by a joypad, joystick, keyboard, mouse, touchscreen or paddle.
verb
To play video games.
Example Sentences
- "My uncle’s favorite video game is Minecraft."
- "Swinging in the backyard / Pull up in your fast car whistling my name / Open up a beer / And you say get over here and play a video game / […] / I say you the bestest / Lean in for a big kiss, put his favorite perfume on / Go play your video game"
- "For a military operation name, Epic Fury sounds like a video game, which may be apt because that’s the way the Trump White House is marketing this war. Online videos circulated by the administration have portrayed the assault on Iran as if it were the latest installment of “Call of Duty.”"
- "Soloway coins the “Nintendo Generation” expression, putting the attention on the never-seen-before trait of young people: they are video gaming."
- "And Mouse hacked and video gamed."
- "He’d logged on once, only for her to demand to know why he was video gaming during a supposed vacation."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/
- British English: /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/