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game over en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • /ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

The message originated on pinball machines and has been very widely used in video games.

Meanings

  1. An appearance of a game over message.
    • When you die too many times in this game, you get a game over.

Forms

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game overs Number=Plur lexicographic

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game over en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • /ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

The message originated on pinball machines and has been very widely used in video games.

Meanings

  1. (intransitive, rare) To receive a 'game over' message.
  2. (rare, transitive) To deliver to someone a 'game over' message.

Forms

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game overed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
game overed Tense=Past lexicographic
game-over alternative lexicographic
gamed over Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
gamed over Tense=Past lexicographic
gaming over Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
game overing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
game overs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
games over Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

wikipedia: Torus Trooper

game over en · X

Pronunciation

  • /ˌɡeɪm ˈəʊ.və(ɹ)/ (UK)
  • /ˌɡeɪm ˈoʊ.vɚ/ (US)
  • (US) audio

Etymology

The message originated on pinball machines and has been very widely used in video games.

Meanings

  1. 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.
    • 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. 1984, Robert Maxxe, Arcade:
  2. (broadly) The end of some ongoing situation, especially in failure.
    • Once we started attacking that network from the inside, it was pretty much game over. 2004, Ryan Russell, Stealing the Network: How to Own a Continent, page xxi:
    • That's it, man. Game over, man. Game over! What the fuck are we gonna do now? What are we gonna do? 1986, Aliens:
    • "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. 2025 August 20, Paul Clifton, “A driver's eye view of East West Rail”, in RAIL, number 1042, page 30:
    • If your wife finds out about us, it's game over!
  3. (broadly) Death.
    • When you have cancer, you pretty much have two options: chemotherapy, or game over.

Relateds

time over

Translations (48)

fr fin de jeu (message) · ar اِنْتَهَت اللُّعْبَة (message) · no game over (message) · id selesai (end of some ongoing situation) · fr partie terminée (message) · hu vége a játéknak (message) · id sudahan (message) · es partida terminada (message) · bg играта свърши (message) · ko 게임 오버 (message) · pt fim de jogo (message) · ja ゲームオーバー (end of some ongoing situation) · id berakhir (end of some ongoing situation) · aeb مَاينَة (end of some ongoing situation) · es jugada acabada (message) · ru игра́ зако́нчена (message) · vi qua đi (end of some ongoing situation) · hi खेल ख़त्म (end of some ongoing situation) · ta ஆட்டம் முடிந்தது (message) · fr fin de partie (message) · pt fim de jogo (end of some ongoing situation) · tr oyun bitti (message) · fi peli ohi (message) · hi खेल ख़त्म (message) · ja ゲームオーバー (message) · ja 詰んだ (end of some ongoing situation) · fr game over (message) · es el juego estaba acabado (end of some ongoing situation) · pl po ptokach (end of some ongoing situation) · kmr lîstik xelas (message) · pl koniec gry (message) · fr jeu terminé (message) · cmn 游戲結束 /游戏结束 (message) · mn тоглоом дууслаа (message) · eo finita ludo (message) · ur کھیل ختم (message) · ka თამაში დასრულდა (message) · sv spelet är slut (message) · sv spelet är över (message) · it gioco terminato (message) · az oyun bitdi (message) · es el juego se acabó (end of some ongoing situation) · ta சோழி முடிந்தது (end of some ongoing situation) · fi peli ohi (end of some ongoing situation) · de Game over (message) · fa بازی تمام شد (message) · cs konec hry (message) · id gim selesai (message)

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