video game en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈvɪdjoʊˌɡeɪm/ (General-American)
- /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From video + game.
Meanings
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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.
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
2011 October 7, Lana Del Rey, Justin Parker, “Video Games”, in Born to Die, performed by Lana Del Rey: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.”
2026 March 16, Peter Baker, “In Choosing ‘Epic Fury,’ Trump Names a War and Defines His Presidency”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:My uncle’s favorite video game is Minecraft.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| videogame | alternative | lexicographic | |
| vidya game | alternative, slang | lexicographic | |
| video games | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| vidgame | Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| viddy game | alternative, slang | lexicographic |
Deriveds
music video game · video game console · video game controller · video gaming · video gamer
Descendants
ビデオゲーム · वीडियो गेम · ဗွီဒီယိုဂိမ်း · 비디오 게임 · วิดีโอเกม
Synonyms
Translations (129)
pl gra wideo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · tg бозии видеоӣ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · el βιντεοπαιχνίδι (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · dz བརྙན་འཁོར་རྩེདམོ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · szl kōmputrowy szpil (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ga cluiche físeán (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · tk wideo oýun (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · kmr lîstika vîdyoyê (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ja ビデオゲーム (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · lv videospēle (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · is tölvuleikur (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sv videospel (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · lo ເກມວິດີໂອ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · br c'hoari video (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nn videospel (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ht jwèt videyo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · km ហ្គេមវីដេអូ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ca videojoc (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sk videohra (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sl videoigra (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · zu umdlalo wevidiyo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · mr व्हिडियो गेम (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ar لَعْبَةْ فِيدِيُو (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · uk відеогра́ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ml വീഡിയോ ഗെയിം (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · gl videoxogo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ro joc video (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · la lūdus vīsuālis (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · vi game (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · cy gêm fideo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · km ហ្គេម (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · mn компьютер тоглоом (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · lo ວິດີໂອເກມ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sv datorspel (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · id permainan video (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ky видео оюн (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · be відэагульня́ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sk počítačová hra (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · hu videojáték (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · io videoludo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ps ویډیو لوبه (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nci chīuhpōhualhuaztli patōlli (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · tt санак уены (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · kk бейне ойын (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ru видеоигра́ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · pl gra komputerowa (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · fr jeu vidéo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nah tepoztlamahuizoloni patolli (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · zu umdlalo we video (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nv ániʼ ííłdinii (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sv tv-spel (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ka ვიდეო თამაში (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · oc videojòc (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · cmn 電子遊戲 /电子游戏 (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · co videoghjocu (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · la lūdus ēlectrōnicus (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · es videojuego (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ko 컴퓨터 게임 (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · mn видео тоглоом (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · cmn 電腦遊戲 /电脑游戏 (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · da konsolspil (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · vi trò chơi điện tử (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · gd geama-bhidio (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · hy տեսախաղ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nl videospel (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · hi वीडियो गेम (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ms permainan video (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · uz video oʻyin (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ka ვიდეოთამაში (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ga cluiche físe (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · cs videohra (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · da videospil (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · tg бозии компютерӣ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ko 비디오 게임 (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · my ဗွီဒီယိုဂိမ်း (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · my ဗီဒီယိုဂိမ်း (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sv dataspel (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · bg видеоигра́ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sq video lojë (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nb videospill (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · be камп'ю́тарная гульня́ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · et videomäng (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · fa-ira بازیِ رایانِه (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · lt video žaidimas (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · uk компью́терна гра (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sh video igra (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · it videogioco (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nl game (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · pt videojogo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sw mchezo wa video (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · pt vídeo game (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · da computerspil (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · co videughjocu (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · af videospeletjie (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · bn ভিডিও গেম (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · fy kompjûterspultsje (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ja テレビゲーム (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · he מִשְׂחַק מַחְשֵׁב (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · es juego de video (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ga físchluiche (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · hy համակարգչային խաղ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · fi videopeli (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · km វីដេអូហ្គេម (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · de Computerspiel (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · az videooyun (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · vi trò chơi vi-đê-ô (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ms هيبيرا (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · cs počítačová hra (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ast videoxuegu (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · he מִשְׂחַק וִידֵאוֹ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · be кампу́тарная гульня́ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ja コンピュータゲーム (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · fo telduspøl (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ru компью́терная игра́ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · eo videoludo (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · mr संगणक खेळ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ms hibira (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · th วิดีโอเกม (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · mk видеои́гра (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nl videospelletje (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · sh видео игра (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · it videogame (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · de Videospiel (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · uz kompyuter oʻyin (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · th เกมคอมพิวเตอร์ (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · yue 視像遊戲 /视像游戏 (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · ur وِیڈِیو گیم (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · tr bilgisayar oyunu (type of game existing as and controlled by software) · nah videopatolli (type of game existing as and controlled by software)