English Explanatory Dictionary

power-up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An item that alters the game in a positive way once that item is used.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-power-up.wav

Word forms

power-up power-ups

Etymology

Calque of Japanese パワーアップ (pawā-appu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from power + up.

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