(video game genre, dated) A first-person shooter.
(video game genre, dated) A first-person shooter.
"Doom clone" means: A first-person shooter.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"Doom clone" means: A first-person shooter.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (dated) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"Doom clone" means: A first-person shooter.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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Gaming slang across genres — from OP, nerf, and buff to carry, clutch, jungle, and wombo combo. The lingo of esports, streamers, and ranked lobbies everywhere.
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(internet slang) A modern first-person shooter that imitates such games in terms of gameplay.
(internet slang) A first-person shooter of the kind popular in the 1990s, focusing on action and fiction rather than realism.
(computer games) : a series of multiplayer first-person shooter video games that began in 1999.
(video game genre, slang) A shoot 'em up game with a cute, cartoonish aesthetic.
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(slang) games that uses same art-style as the first Doom like 2.5D worlds or digitalized frames or mimic the gameplay.
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