hack-and-slasher

noun

A film, video game or other work focused mainly on violence rather than strategy.

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Meanings

nounhack-and-slasher (plural hack-and-slashers)

plural hack-and-slashers

  1. A film, video game or other work focused mainly on violence rather than strategy.

Origin

From hack-and-slash + -er.

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APA

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

MLA

“hack-and-slasher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hack-and-slasher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hack-and-slasher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hack-and-slasher.

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