"Cruise Elroy" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Unknown; the term does not appear in the game itself. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-prop|head=Cruise Elroy}} Cruise Elroy
  1. (video games, slang) The enemy ghost character Blinky in the 1980 video game Pac-Man, when he enters a mode in which he can outpace the player character Pac-Man. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Video games
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