# video game

Pronunciation: say "VID-ee-oh gaym" US /ˈvɪdioʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/, UK /ˈvɪdiːəʊ̯ˌɡeɪm/

## Noun

1. A game that exists as software, usually run on a console or computer and played on a screen using a controller, keyboard, mouse, or touchscreen.
   - Simple: A game on a computer, game console, or other screen that you control with buttons, a mouse, or touch.
   - _The studio spent five years making its latest video game._
   - _Some surgeons say that years of playing video games sharpened their hand-eye coordination._

## Verb

2. To play video games. *(rare)*
   - Simple: To spend time playing games on a computer, phone, or game console.
   - _Kids who video game past midnight often struggle to wake up for school._
   - _He spent the whole weekend video gaming with friends online._

## Origin

Formed from video + game.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/video-game (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).