English Explanatory Dictionary

metagaming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The playing of metagames.
  2. The act of a roleplayer making use of knowledge that they have learned out of character (and which their character does not know) while they are in character; often considered a form of cheating.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of metagame

Word forms

metagaming

Etymology

From meta- + gaming.

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