pre-gaming

noun

The act of consuming alcoholic beverages before attending an event or function.

OriginEnglish gaming ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

nounpre-gaming (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountableThe act of consuming alcoholic beverages before attending an event or function.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishgaming
  10. Englishpre-gaming

From pre- + gaming.

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APA

pre-gaming. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-gaming

MLA

“pre-gaming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-gaming. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pre-gaming,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pre-gaming.

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