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spielfreak

/ˈʃpiːlˌfɹiːk/

spielfreak noun: a fan of German games.

Noun

spielfreak (plural spielfreaks)

  1. (informal, board games) A fan of German games.
    • You could say they are light multiplayer social games, but then I have had as much fun playing Monopoly and parcheesi socially as the German games. Are light social games what should be rated the best board games among spielfreaks? They have nice components, but I could buy really fancy chess or...2003 February 1, john lawler, “German games are not all that!”, in rec.games.board (Usenet)

Forms of spielfreak

pluralspielfreaks
alternative formSpielfreak

Origin of spielfreak

From German Spielfreak, from Spiel (“game”) + Freak (“freak, enthusiast”).

Questions about spielfreak

What does spielfreak mean?
Spielfreak means a fan of German games.
What part of speech is spielfreak?
Spielfreak is a noun.
How do you pronounce spielfreak?
Spielfreak is pronounced /ˈʃpiːlˌfɹiːk/.
What is the plural of spielfreak?
The plural of spielfreak is spielfreaks.

Words near spielfreak in the dictionary

  1. Spielbergian
  2. Spielbergs
  3. spieled
  4. spieler
  5. spielers
  6. spielfreak
  7. spielfreaks
  8. spieling
  9. Spielman
  10. Spielmans
  11. Spielmeyer-Vogt-Sjögren-Batten disease

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