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twitch game

twitch game noun: a video game requiring fast reactions.

Noun

twitch game (plural twitch games)

  1. (informal) A video game requiring fast reactions.
    • ‘They’re Twitch Games,’ he grinned, ‘arcade games. An adventure game is one where you use your mind; if you can type, you can play an adventure. If you require anything other than that, you’ve got a twitch game — an arcade game — where your skill of movement is more important than your thinking. […]1985, Scott Adams, quoted in Graeme Kidd, Great Scott!, in Crash issue 15
    • The Internet is a bad bet for online versions of twitch games because the Internet can be about as split-second and consistent as your average presidential candidate.2003, Jessica Mulligan, Bridgette Patrovsky, Developing Online Games: An Insider's Guide, page 157

Forms of twitch game

pluraltwitch games

Questions about twitch game

What does twitch game mean?
Twitch game means a video game requiring fast reactions.
What part of speech is twitch game?
Twitch game is a noun.
What is the plural of twitch game?
The plural of twitch game is twitch games.

Words near twitch game in the dictionary

  1. twitard
  2. twitards
  3. twitch
  4. twitch fire
  5. twitch fires
  6. twitch game
  7. twitch gameplay
  8. twitch games
  9. twitch grass
  10. Twitch-speak
  11. twitchable

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