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headgames

headgames is the plural of headgame.

headgames is the third-person singular simple present indicative of headgame.

Meaning of headgame

Noun

headgame (plural headgames)

  1. An attempt to psychologically manipulate
    • To celebrate literature which is headgame, to banish the heart's journey from the page, to lead into retreat that which Faulkner called Literature's sole concern, the heart in conflict with itself, does not save lives or bring the news or alter by even a syllable a culture's top-40 or next...1990, Giovanni Dotoli, Giovanni Bonanno, Canada ieri e oggi 2
  2. A mental pursuit
    • Bloch's utopia is not More's headgame. It is real.2003, Science-fiction Studies - Volume 30, Issue 2, page 301

Questions about headgames

What is headgames the plural of?
Headgames is the plural of headgame.

Words near headgames in the dictionary

  1. headfuckery
  2. headfucks
  3. headful
  4. headfuls
  5. headgame
  6. headgames
  7. headgate
  8. headgates
  9. headgear
  10. headgears
  11. headground

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