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Woolseyism

Woolseyism noun: in video game texts, a translation or substituted phrase characteristic of Ted Woolsey, American game translator and producer.

Noun

Woolseyism (plural Woolseyisms)

  1. In video game texts, a translation or substituted phrase characteristic of Ted Woolsey, American game translator and producer.
    • This is now a well-known meme, along with other 'Woolseyisms.' But one serious gamer took it upon himself to re-translate the entire text of Final Fantasy VII from scratch.2019, Rachael Hutchinson, Japanese Culture Through Videogames

Forms of Woolseyism

pluralWoolseyisms

Origin of Woolseyism

From Woolsey + -ism.

Questions about Woolseyism

What does Woolseyism mean?
Woolseyism means in video game texts, a translation or substituted phrase characteristic of Ted Woolsey, American game translator and producer.
What part of speech is Woolseyism?
Woolseyism is a noun.
What is the plural of Woolseyism?
The plural of Woolseyism is Woolseyisms.

Words near Woolseyism in the dictionary

  1. woolsack
  2. woolsacks
  3. woolsedge
  4. Woolsery
  5. woolsey
  6. Woolseyism
  7. Woolseyisms
  8. Woolseys
  9. woolshearer
  10. woolshearers
  11. woolshearing

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