retrogaming

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noun

The hobby of playing or collecting older video games and computer games.

OriginEnglish gaming ← Latin retrō ← Proto-Italic *wre- →
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Meanings

nounretrogaming (uncountable)

alternative retro gaming · alternative retro-gaming

  1. uncountablevideo gamesThe hobby of playing or collecting older video games and computer games.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Latinretrō
  4. Englishretro-
  5. Englishgaming
  6. Englishretrogaming

From retro- + gaming.

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APA

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

MLA

“retrogaming.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrogaming. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “retrogaming,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/retrogaming.

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