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Metagaming

(also spelt "meta-gaming") Definition 1: An act or strategy, either in a game or in real life, that a character, player, or person does that is intelligent in a way that may seem beyond others' expectations of them.

Definition 2: (in a satirical sense) Something so stupid or unskilled that the only way to make fun of it by acting like the person is a genius.
(Definition 1:) "Dude, Fran Bow was metagaming like crazy, how was she so calm after all that?!?!"

(Definition 2:) "Yo, did you see Donald Trump's letter to Denmark? He was fuckin' metagaming with that one."
Metagaming by 17InchesOfBigfoot February 1, 2026
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metadating 

I met a lovely guy in a metabar last week & after a few romantic metadates we're now officially metadating.
metadating by futurewords January 6, 2022
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metadating 

Talking about dating while on a date
I was on a date with Joe and he started talking about dating and all the crazy girls he's met on OkCupid and Tinder. I hate metadating!
metadating by OkJ April 27, 2014

metadating 

The project management of online dating...remembering what you said to whom and when on which social network or dating site...and maintaining a fully auditable digital record of said exchanges for legal purposes.
Man, was it Tribe.net, Friendster or... shit - I need a metadating service!
metadating by Imran Ali March 8, 2004

metabating

Engaging in excessive metaphysical speculation. Especially common practice among psycics, french philosophers, and philosophy majors looking to lure unsuspecting english majors into sexual congress.
"I totally caught Pierre metabating in front of some chicks at last night's poetry slam."
metabating by Brint October 29, 2005

meta-gaming 

The act of discovering a way to express something in a way to avoid socially awkward behavior. Which in itself is also a socially awkward behavior. That's like Inception deep.
We're totally meta-gaming a way to make out with babes while filming our movies.

Meaganing 

A type of laziness due to mental strain. Mostly occurs between hours 8 to 5. Its most commonly associated with long blank stairs and an inability to focus
I am meaganing today.
This is a meanaging day.
Meaganing by Meaganing March 5, 2020