Wii

W4I1I1
/wiː/

noun

A video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system.

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Meanings

nounWii (plural Wiis)

plural Wiis

  1. video gamesA video game system released worldwide by Nintendo in 2006, noted for its unique motion-based control system.

Origin

Marketing coinage: homophone for we, with the two i characters supposed to represent two people, suggesting players gathering together.

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Translations

Arabic وي
  • وي (wy)video game console
French Wii
  • Wiivideo game console
German Wii
  • Wiivideo game console
Japanese Wii (Wii), ウィー
  • Wii (Wii)video game console
  • ウィー (Wī)video game console
Persian وی
  • وی (vii)video game console
Polish Wii
  • Wiivideo game console
Spanish Wii
  • Wiivideo game console

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Wii

thebewefreeheseeemerebtdshedepgthreevcdkeyzcommitteeiddegree
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Sounds the same

ouiweweewhee (wine–whine merger)

Anagrams

iwi
Cite this entry
APA

Wii. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wii

MLA

“Wii.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wii. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wii,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wii.

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