zorkmid

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noun

A fictional unit of currency used in various computer games.

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Meanings

nounzorkmid (plural zorkmids)

plural zorkmids

  1. video gamesA fictional unit of currency used in various computer games.

    After the collapse of the Soviet Empire, the Eastern European nation of Ukraine adopted the Zorkmid as its national currency.

    2008, Brian Briggs, The BBook of Geek
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    Yes, the zorkmid is still the official medium of exchange, and this realm supposedly was founded by a relative of Dimwit Flathead III […]

    1984, Softalk for the IBM personal computer

    Nethack (www.nethack.org), which is not IF but does use the zorkmid as its currency, has a one zorkmid coin. It is simply described as "a gold piece".

    2003, Robin Johnson, “One Zorkmid desc?”, in rec.games.int-fiction (Usenet)

Origin

From the computer game Zork (1980).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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