flavour text

A form of flavor text — Text printed on a card or within the rulebook of a tabletop game or a menu in a video game which does not affect the game's mechanics, but gives background information on characters, places, etc. to enhance the game's atmosphere.

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Meanings

nounflavour text (countable and uncountable, plural flavour texts)

plural flavour texts

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of flavor text.
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APA

flavour text. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavour%20text

MLA

“flavour text.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavour%20text. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flavour text,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flavour%20text.

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