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gaming

The correct spelling is gaming.

How to pronounce gaming

verb

IPA: /ˈɡeɪmɪŋ/

Say it like: Gam-ing

The correct spelling is gaming. To gamble. For example: "We'll bury them in paperwork, and game the system."

Usage Examples

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

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To gamble.
  2. 2.To play card games, board games, or video games.
  3. 3.To exploit loopholes in a system or bureaucracy in a way which defeats or nullifies the spirit of the rules in effect, usually to obtain a result which otherwise would be unobtainable.
  4. 4.(of males) To perform premeditated seduction strategy.

noun

  1. 1.The playing of a game or games, including but not limited to video games and games of chance.
  2. 2.Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.

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