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kaizos

kaizos is the plural of kaizo.

Meaning of kaizo

Noun

kaizo (uncountable)

  1. (attributive, often) A philosophy of game design distinguished by very high difficulty levels and hidden traps that can only be solved by repeated deaths and trial and error, especially associated with romhacks of Super Mario games.
    • I like too, he stole kaizo. Like, that name, that's the ubiquitous term for romhacks that are more annoying to play. […] Is kaizo now just like an internet adjective for anything that's, like, mildly irritating?[2011 April 1, Michael "Slowbeef" Sawyer, That's so Kaizo!, archived from the original on 20 Jan 2023

Questions about kaizos

What is kaizos the plural of?
Kaizos is the plural of kaizo.

Words near kaizos in the dictionary

  1. kaizened
  2. kaizening
  3. kaizens
  4. Kaizhou
  5. kaizo
  6. kaizos
  7. Kaizu
  8. kaizuka
  9. Kaišiadorys
  10. kaj
  11. Kajaani

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