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capital-G gamer

capital-G gamer noun: a person who plays video games (a gamer), especially one who is characterised by misogynistic or generally antisocial behaviour.

Noun

capital-G gamer (plural capital-G gamers)

  1. (derogatory, often) A person who plays video games (a gamer), especially one who is characterised by misogynistic or generally antisocial behaviour.
    • I've never tried to play online/multiplayer games before DFLW. Never been much of a capital-G Gamer, so I figured I'd get murdered easily. And yeah, I did at first.2001 January 3, John Hopkins <darkhop@home.com>, “Multi games observations”, in alt.games.delta-force (Usenet), via Google Groups, archived from the original on 24 Nov 2025
    • The capital-G ‘Gamer’—distinct from the average videogame player—stereotypes that have developed alongside the videogame industry are closely associated with attitudes of difference and exclusivity and have contributed to sidelining the social and cultural value of videogames, which Golding and Van...2018, Dakoda J Barker, “The Mighty Spoon: Representing characters with chronic health conditions in videogames”, in research.usc.edu.au, →DOI, page 2

Forms of capital-G gamer

pluralcapital-G gamers

Questions about capital-G gamer

What does capital-G gamer mean?
Capital-G gamer means a person who plays video games (a gamer), especially one who is characterised by misogynistic or generally antisocial behaviour.
What part of speech is capital-G gamer?
Capital-G gamer is a noun.
What is the plural of capital-G gamer?
The plural of capital-G gamer is capital-G gamers.

Words near capital-G gamer in the dictionary

  1. capital surpluses
  2. capital value
  3. capital values
  4. capital virtues
  5. capital war
  6. capital-G gamer
  7. capital-G gamers
  8. capital-intensive
  9. capitaldom
  10. Capitale-Nationale
  11. capitaled

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