"Woolseyism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Woolseyisms [plural]
Etymology: From Woolsey + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|Woolsey|ism}} Woolsey + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun}} Woolseyism (plural Woolseyisms)
  1. (video games) In video game texts, a translation or substituted phrase characteristic of Ted Woolsey, American game translator and producer. Categories (topical): Video games, Translation studies
    Sense id: en-Woolseyism-en-noun-7ANNvz9a Disambiguation of Translation studies: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 27 Topics: video-games
  2. (video games, by extension) A translation or substituted phrase deemed better than the original. Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-Woolseyism-en-noun-2YvJJzYW Topics: video-games

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