theorycrafting

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noun

The act by which something is theorycrafted.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of theorycraft
nountheorycrafting (countable and uncountable, plural theorycraftings)

plural theorycraftings

  1. countableuncountablevideo gamesThe act by which something is theorycrafted.

    For example, my own entry into the world of theorycrafting happened when I took somebody’s prot paladin spreadsheet and translated it into MATLAB code.

    2014 July 15, Theck, “TC101: Intro to Theorycrafting”, in Sacred Duty, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2025
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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