"CHARNAME" meaning in All languages combined

See CHARNAME on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: CHARNAMEs [plural]
Etymology: From CHARNAME, the placeholder used for the player-inputted name in BG1's source code, itself a compound of char (“character”) + name. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|char|name|t1=character}} char (“character”) + name Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} CHARNAME (plural CHARNAMEs)
  1. (fandom slang) The player character of Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baldur's Gate, Fictional characters, Nicknames Synonyms: Charname
    Sense id: en-CHARNAME-en-name-sRS5GLRs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: lifestyle

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