gaming

Meaning. Gaming is often used to describe someone who is deeply engaged in playing video games.

See it in a sentence

He's been gaming all day, totally hooked on the new release.

How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

Gen Z · this one
gaming,EZ
Gen Alpha
Haven't found the match yet.
Millennial
Haven't found the match yet.
Gen X
Haven't found the match yet.
Boomer
Haven't found the match yet.
Plain English
gaming is often used to describe someone who is deeply engaged in playing video games

Badly beaten in a match, or unattractive in appearance.

To defeat someone decisively.

Gaming shorthand for 'good game, easy', bragging that a win came easily.

Free-for-all, a multiplayer game mode where everyone competes alone.