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in Minecraft

Syllables: in Mine·craft/ɪn ˈmaɪnkɹɑːft/US/ɪn ˈmaɪnˌkɹæft/

in Minecraft prepositional phrase: used to supposedly keep oneself from becoming legally liable for making a certain statement that could be perceived as a threat, or that may otherwise pose a legal risk.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (Internet, figuratively, humorous) Used to supposedly keep oneself from becoming legally liable for making a certain statement that could be perceived as a threat, or that may otherwise pose a legal risk.
    • I’ll blow up your house … in Minecraft!
    • I'm gonna fucking shoot up a Walmart! … in Minecraft.
    Synonyms:
    in Roblox, ingame
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, Minecraft.
    • Dylan, like many nine-year-olds, enjoys books but is more enthusiastic when talking about Minecraft, which he does with the casual expertise that many children have with their favourite games. He's already made his own Hunger Games world in Minecraft at home, but couldn't get some of his traps to...2018 July 11, Alison Flood, Sian Cain, “How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from...

Synonyms of in Minecraft

Origin of in Minecraft

From in + Minecraft (“a sandbox video game in which players explore a three-dimensional world made of blocks and can craft items and build structures”), implying that the speaker’s statement does not refer to the real world but merely the game. Apparently originated from the 4chan board /pol/ around early 2018.

Questions about in Minecraft

What does in Minecraft mean?
In Minecraft means used to supposedly keep oneself from becoming legally liable for making a certain statement that could be perceived as a threat, or that may otherwise pose a legal risk.
What part of speech is in Minecraft?
In Minecraft is a prepositional phrase.
How do you pronounce in Minecraft?
In Minecraft is pronounced /ɪn ˈmaɪnkɹɑːft/ (UK).

Words near in Minecraft in the dictionary

  1. in memoriams
  2. in memorium
  3. in memory of
  4. in midstream
  5. in mind
  6. in Minecraft
  7. in miniature
  8. in mitius
  9. in moderation
  10. in mora
  11. in more shit than a Werribee duck

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