Dictionary

Xbox en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛks bɒks/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From "DirectX box". In use since the announcement of the original Xbox in 2000.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:trademark) Any of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.
   • The Xbox or the Arcade Game Box? That's weird. They knocked off the look of the Xbox with the PlayStation controller. 2015 June 24, “Top 10 Chinese Knockoffs of Foreign Products” (00:01:45 from the start), in China Uncensored, spoken by himself (Chris Chappell), New Tang Dynasty Television, via New Tang Dynasty Television:

Forms

Deriveds

Xbot · Xboxer · Xflop · Xblocks · Xbone · XB1 · XBLA · Xbrick

Relateds

SNES · N64 · GC · DC · NES · SMD · PS · SMS

Translations (19)

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wikipedia: DirectX

Xbox en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈɛks bɒks/ (UK)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From "DirectX box". In use since the announcement of the original Xbox in 2000.

Meanings

1. (informal, intransitive) To play a video game using an Xbox home console.
   • There's a time and a place for mindless activities (we don't need to make them a big deal) but, if done excessively, they don't exactly deliver what they promise. In other words, Xboxing for hours at a time may give you an illusion of rejuvenation but it doesn't truly make you feel rested. 2018, Shelley Aggarwal, Signe Darpinian, Wendy Sterling, No Weigh!: A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 49:

Forms

wikipedia: DirectX