game playingn.

Brit.

/ˈɡeɪm ˌpleɪɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈɡeɪm ˌpleɪɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., playing n.

Etymology: < game n. + playing n.

1. The playing of a game or games.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > [noun] > playing

playeOE

gameling1594

game playing1849

gameplay1920

1849 Scholars' Leaf 1 Oct. 300/1 To..shun every haunt of game-playing, or idler's resort, lest your holiest affections may be destroyed by the poisonous influences of vice.

1889 Sunday Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 21 Apr. 11/4 The clubs may include singing classes, and game-playing.

1908 Westm. Gaz. 18 Apr. 3/1 Centralisation will mean larger public-houses and greater attractions owing to the crowds, game-playing,..and late hours.

1994 Face Oct. 31/1 The kind of intertextual game-playing favoured by hot shots like Paul Auster or Don Delillo.

2001 N. M. Lewis & J. E. Guest in I. Wolinsky & J. A. Driskell Nutritional Applic. Exercise & Sport iii. 36 Sports activity in past generations consisted of spontaneous game playing among neighborhood children.

2. spec. Behaviour according to unstated rules of strategy; manoeuvring with a view to covert goals; strategizing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > planning a course of action

strategy1829

strategizing1915

game playing1916

macro-strategy1968

strategery2000

the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun]

compassinga1300

contrivingc1330

undermining1433

imagininga1449

engininga1450

practising?1545

machinationc1550

packing1587

plotting1593

contrival1602

managing1607

tamperinga1627

practicking1640

texturea1641

contrivance1647

briguing1657

intrigue1668

intriguing1801

policizing1809

scheming1813

intriguery1815

schemery1822

plottery1823

shenanigan1855

game playing1916

shenaniganning1924

wheeler-dealing1968

wheeling and dealing1969

wheeling-dealing1973

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination

artc1300

enginec1300

compassc1320

governaila1382

subtletya1393

imaginement1543

machinationc1550

stratagem1561

designing1566

packing1587

Machiavellism1592

design1594

drifting1602

Machiavellianism1607

artifice1618

reach1641

contrivance1647

intrigue1668

designfulnessa1677

engineering1716

manoeuvring1786

scheme1790

intriguery1815

intriguing1841

footwork1902

game playing1916

1916 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 7 Mar. 7/3 These are no days for self seeking, for political game playing.

1969 Times 2 Dec. 14/8 There is a good deal of fashionable game-playing and fantasy-enactment.

1995 Abilities (Toronto) Spring 48/1 Under the Ontario legislation, a specific question must be posed. This minimizes the potential of game-playing by employers.

2008 S. Armitage Gig (2009) 120 The game-playing that takes place within my family over the festive period.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	game playing
释义	game playingn. Brit. /ˈɡeɪm ˌpleɪɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈɡeɪm ˌpleɪɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: game n., playing n. Etymology: < game n. + playing n. 1. The playing of a game or games. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > [noun] > playing playeOE gameling1594 game playing1849 gameplay1920 1849 Scholars' Leaf 1 Oct. 300/1 To..shun every haunt of game-playing, or idler's resort, lest your holiest affections may be destroyed by the poisonous influences of vice. 1889 Sunday Sentinel (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 21 Apr. 11/4 The clubs may include singing classes, and game-playing. 1908 Westm. Gaz. 18 Apr. 3/1 Centralisation will mean larger public-houses and greater attractions owing to the crowds, game-playing,..and late hours. 1994 Face Oct. 31/1 The kind of intertextual game-playing favoured by hot shots like Paul Auster or Don Delillo. 2001 N. M. Lewis & J. E. Guest in I. Wolinsky & J. A. Driskell Nutritional Applic. Exercise & Sport iii. 36 Sports activity in past generations consisted of spontaneous game playing among neighborhood children. 2. spec. Behaviour according to unstated rules of strategy; manoeuvring with a view to covert goals; strategizing. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > intention > planning > [noun] > planning a course of action strategy1829 strategizing1915 game playing1916 macro-strategy1968 strategery2000 the mind > will > intention > planning > plotting > [noun] compassinga1300 contrivingc1330 undermining1433 imagininga1449 engininga1450 practising?1545 machinationc1550 packing1587 plotting1593 contrival1602 managing1607 tamperinga1627 practicking1640 texturea1641 contrivance1647 briguing1657 intrigue1668 intriguing1801 policizing1809 scheming1813 intriguery1815 schemery1822 plottery1823 shenanigan1855 game playing1916 shenaniganning1924 wheeler-dealing1968 wheeling and dealing1969 wheeling-dealing1973 the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > contrivance or machination artc1300 enginec1300 compassc1320 governaila1382 subtletya1393 imaginement1543 machinationc1550 stratagem1561 designing1566 packing1587 Machiavellism1592 design1594 drifting1602 Machiavellianism1607 artifice1618 reach1641 contrivance1647 intrigue1668 designfulnessa1677 engineering1716 manoeuvring1786 scheme1790 intriguery1815 intriguing1841 footwork1902 game playing1916 1916 Portsmouth (New Hampsh.) Herald 7 Mar. 7/3 These are no days for self seeking, for political game playing. 1969 Times 2 Dec. 14/8 There is a good deal of fashionable game-playing and fantasy-enactment. 1995 Abilities (Toronto) Spring 48/1 Under the Ontario legislation, a specific question must be posed. This minimizes the potential of game-playing by employers. 2008 S. Armitage Gig (2009) 120 The game-playing that takes place within my family over the festive period. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849
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