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achievement unlocked

achievement unlocked interjection: a goal has been accomplished.

Interjection

  1. (humorous, informal) A goal has been accomplished.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:achievement unlocked.

Origin of achievement unlocked

Deriving from video gaming, where the phrase is a common in-game notification upon completing an activity for the first time.

Questions about achievement unlocked

What does achievement unlocked mean?
Achievement unlocked means a goal has been accomplished.
What part of speech is achievement unlocked?
Achievement unlocked is an interjection.

Words near achievement unlocked in the dictionary

  1. achievement age
  2. achievement ages
  3. achievement cake
  4. achievement quotient
  5. achievement quotients
  6. achievement unlocked
  7. achievement whore
  8. achievement whores
  9. achievements
  10. achiever
  11. achievers

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