"apologem" meaning in English

See apologem in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: apologems [plural]
Etymology: Blend of apology + gem, calque from Japanese 詫(わ)び石(いし) (wa bi ishi). Etymology templates: {{blend|en|apology|gem}} Blend of apology + gem, {{calque|en|ja|-|nocap=1}} calque from Japanese, {{ja-r|詫 び 石|わ び いし}} 詫(わ)び石(いし) (wa bi ishi) Head templates: {{en-noun}} apologem (plural apologems)
  1. (neologism, video games) Consolation item distributed to players after a service disruption. Tags: neologism

Inflected forms

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