vidya

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/ˈvɪdjə/

noun

Video games.

OriginSanskrit विद्या →
UncommonScrabble 12
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Meanings

vidya1

nounvidya (uncountable)
  1. InternetuncountableVideo games.

    The only thing this stupid era is good for is smoking weed, watching anime, playing vidya, and beating off to internet porn.

    2024 May 28, Aaron Puhrmanna, Christian A. I. Schlaerth, quoting Kamikaze69, “Taking the “Black Pill”: Anomie, Perceived Social Death, and the Incel Phenomenon Online”, in Deviant Behavior, volume 45, number 5, sourced from incels.is, →DOI, →ISSN, page 781
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    There are a hundred angles to this issue and the criticism has been noted since video games first saw the light of day. However, I've never really examined the question: is "the vidya" bad for you?

    2009, Kyle Calvert, "The Root of all evil?", Rampage (Fresno City College) Volume 117, Edition 6, 15 April 2009, page 13

    Quinnae Moongazer, a pizza loving feminist sociologist and amateur slug herder, spends her time writing about feminism, transgender politics, and the vidya.

    2012 August, “No More Excuses: 'It's The Middle Ages, Yo!'”, in Ctrl+Alt+Defeat, number 8, page 53

    The site We Hunted The Mammoth scoured the full transcript released by 4chan, turning up gems from some anons like, "i couldnt care less about vidya, i just want to see zoe receive her comeuppance."

    2014 September 10, Casey Johnston, “How 4chan manufactured the #GamerGate controversy”, in Wired

Vidya2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Sanskrit.

Origin

vidya · noun

Humorous alteration of video. Originates from the 1990s American sitcom King of the Hill. American regional usage far precedes this.

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Vidya · proper noun

  1. Sanskritविद्या“knowledge”
  2. EnglishVidya

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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