shortplay

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noun

A relatively brief recording of a video game being played, not including every part of the game.

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Meanings

nounshortplay (plural shortplays)

plural shortplays

  1. video gamesA relatively brief recording of a video game being played, not including every part of the game.

Origin

From short + play, modelled on earlier longplay.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“shortplay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortplay. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shortplay,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shortplay.

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