text creep

noun

The process by which a work of art (e.g. a video game) becomes overly full of text or writing, e.g. to exposit lore about the work.

“Welp, people did warn me that text creep was par for the course for HoYoverse games, but I was still surprised.”

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Meanings

nountext creep (uncountable)

alternative textcreep

  1. uncountableThe process by which a work of art (e.g. a video game) becomes overly full of text or writing, e.g. to exposit lore about the work.

    Welp, people did warn me that text creep was par for the course for HoYoverse games, but I was still surprised.

Origin

Compound of text + creep.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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