Meanings
Xbox1
plural Xboxes · alternative XBox · alternative X-box
- trademarkvideo gamesAny of the home consoles in Microsoft's Xbox product line, especially the original Xbox.
The Xbox or the Arcade Game Box? That's weird. They knocked off the look of the Xbox with the PlayStation controller.
2015 June 24, “Top 10 Chinese Knockoffs of Foreign Products” (00:01:45 from the start), in China Uncensored, spoken by himself (Chris Chappell), New Tang Dynasty Television, via New Tang Dynasty Television
present singular third person Xboxes · participle present Xboxing · participle past Xboxed · past Xboxed
- informalintransitivevideo gamesTo play a video game using an Xbox home console.
There's a time and a place for mindless activities (we don't need to make them a big deal) but, if done excessively, they don't exactly deliver what they promise. In other words, Xboxing for hours at a time may give you an illusion of rejuvenation but it doesn't truly make you feel rested.
2018, Shelley Aggarwal, Signe Darpinian, Wendy Sterling, No Weigh!: A Teen's Guide to Positive Body Image, Food, and Emotional Wisdom, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 49
XBox2
- misspellingMisspelling of Xbox.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From "DirectX box". In use since the announcement of the original Xbox in 2000.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch Xbox
- Xboxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Finnish Xbox
- Xboxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
French Xbox
- Xboxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
German Xbox, X-Box
- Xboxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
- X-Boxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Hindi एक्सबॉक्स
- एक्सबॉक्स (eksabŏks)video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Italian XBox
- XBoxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Japanese エックスボックス
- エックスボックス (Ekkusubokkusu)video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Persian ایکس باکس
- ایکس باکس (eks-bâks)video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Polish Xbox
- Xboxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Portuguese Xbox
- Xboxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Romanian Xbox
- Xboxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Spanish Xbox
- Xboxvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Tamil எக்ஸ்பாக்ஸ்
- எக்ஸ்பாக்ஸ் (ekspāks)video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Urdu ایکس بکس
- ایکس بکسvideo game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Yiddish קסבאָקס
- קסבאָקס (ksboks)video game console manufactured and distributed by Microsoft
Rhymes & wordplay
Anagrams
Cite this entry
Xbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xbox
“Xbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Xbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xbox.
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