"World of Warcrack" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Blend of World of Warcraft + crack, in allusion to the addictiveness of crack cocaine. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|w:World of Warcraft|crack}} Blend of World of Warcraft + crack Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=World of Warcrack}} World of Warcrack
  1. (video games, slang, humorous) The massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft. Tags: humorous, slang Categories (topical): Nicknames, Video games Synonyms: Warcrack Related terms: EverCrack, plastic crack
    Sense id: en-World_of_Warcrack-en-name-VuTIu-SZ Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

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