Game

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1 Noun 1.1 Translations 2 Adjective

Noun

1. A pursuit or activity with rules performed either alone or with others, for the purpose of entertainment.

   Shall we play a game? - WOPR computer, from the movie Wargames.

2. Wild animals hunted for food.

   The forest has plenty of game.

3. (UK slang) as on the game euphemism for prostitution

• Dutch: spel n (1), wild n (2)
• Finnish: peli, leikki (1), riista, suurriista (2)
• French: jeu m (1)
• German: Spiel n (1)
• Interlingua: joco (1)
• Italian: gioco m (1)
• Portuguese: jogo m (1)
• Romanian: joc n (1)
• Spanish: juego m (1)

1. Willing to participate.

   I'm game, would you like to tell me how [to do that]? - From the computer game Adventure.

2. Using a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the rules in effect, usually to obtain obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.

   We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system.