video game

noun

: an electronic game in which players control images on a video screen

Examples of video game in a Sentence

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Fast forward to today, and trading feels more like a video game, complete with flashy charts, badges and even leaderboards. Trent Hoerr, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025 Over more than half a century on the market, video games have achieved true cultural ubiquity — arguably more than narrative filmmaking in the current day. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025 The video game industry has remained largely unregulated, despite facing multiple lawsuits and government investigations over the past few years. Makena Kelly, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025 This gives the viewer a visceral first-person perspective of a high-octane drug bust, not unlike playing a first-person shooter video game, but notably relieves Yen of the obligation of performing for the cameras. James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for video game 

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video game was in 1973

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“Video game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20game. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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