counterplay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A game move made as a response.
  2. A counterattack in a different part of the board.
  3. A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
verb
  1. To make a counterplay; to play in response.
  2. To counter; to contrast or contradict.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

counterplay counterplays counterplaying counterplayed

Etymology

From counter- + play.

Synonyms

playing off meta

Derived words

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