A Hunger Games Effect

An effect often seen in books of the dystopian genre where the author inserts a slew of unfortunate, jarring events that leave the reader astonished and speechless, especially if a beloved character dies suddenly with little time to grieve.

In the book Mockingjay, from The Hunger Games Trilogy, the death of the character Finnick Odair shows A Hunger Games Effect in full force, where he dies so suddenly, it’s almost comical.

by Eclipz2 January 28, 2025

Video Game Time

The rate of time that passes when playing video games, which is much faster. 10 minutes in Video game time tends to be an hour in real time, although it depends on the game.

Example one
Mum "Timmy where the hell you been all day?"
Timmy"What do you mean? I've only been gaming for an hour."
Mum"Timmy, it's 4pm!"
Timmy" Ah crap I thought it was 10! I guess it was only an hour in video game time."

Example two
Mum "Larry dinners gonna be ready in 10 minutes!"
*A minute of video game time passes*
Mum "Larry come on dinners ready!"

Larry "But it's only been a minute? Ah video game time."

by mrperson123 January 31, 2018

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by Adujasty343 June 14, 2025

Donkey (Racing Game)

A Game where you have to avoid your car from crashing because of a donkey.

The IBM PC comes with Donkey (Racing Game).

by Darkbross November 9, 2022

Olympic games

The name says everything you need to know about them, they are games. Anybody that tries to tell you the athletes aren't there to play because they are the most skilled athletes in the world at their event doesn't know what they are talking about. No matter how competitive a game can get, no matter what is on the line, and no matter what record is broken, it is always going to be just a game, and nothing more. Good Will Hunting explained it, some people can just play at an instrument, Will could just play at equations, and athletes can just play at their sport. Of course it will require time, effort, training, and practice to play well, the same kind of dedication peole put toward their jobs, but it really is still just playing at the end of the day. Most people in the world don't clock in for a work day at a gym because it's not a work place, it's somewhere people go to practice or train at their talent, not their work.

Talent and work are not the same thing, which is why most people go to work, then they play on their time off if they do at all (sports, other things if they have a talent at anything). The Olympic Games are not leisure in the sense that most people have of leisure, they are not the same thing as vacation, they require more time, energy, effort, and dedication than vacation or leisure, but they are still games, and as long as they are games, the athletes in them are playing. Any time somebody starts calling anything called games or sports something else, or says that athletes or players are not playing, they are doing something else, is missing the point and calling things something other than what they are.

by The Original Agahnim July 26, 2021

Dirtbike Games

A lame but obvious excuse to get out of admitting you were masterbating

Where were you bro? Nowhere bro, I was just playing Dirtbike games

by Austin Wayne May 22, 2018

Gaming High

noun: A feeling of relaxation and total immersion within a video game.

It's late at night. The lights are out except for the blue fluorescent light of your game screen. You are fully immersed in the experience that is your game. Nothing else matters, not a worry in the world. Your entire body collapses, minus your fingers and eyes which are hard at work. You get a feeling in your stomach, one of excitement and joy for the game you're playing. But also, one of total relaxation and enlightenment. You have experienced a gaming high.

by Joeby One July 14, 2020