Woolseyism

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noun

In video game texts, a translation or substituted phrase characteristic of Ted Woolsey, American game translator and producer.

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Meanings

nounWoolseyism (plural Woolseyisms)

plural Woolseyisms

  1. video gamesIn video game texts, a translation or substituted phrase characteristic of Ted Woolsey, American game translator and producer.

    This is now a well-known meme, along with other 'Woolseyisms.' But one serious gamer took it upon himself to re-translate the entire text of Final Fantasy VII from scratch.

    2019, Rachael Hutchinson, Japanese Culture Through Videogames

Origin

From Woolsey + -ism.

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APA

Woolseyism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolseyism

MLA

“Woolseyism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolseyism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Woolseyism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Woolseyism.

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