"fangame" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fangames [plural]
Etymology: fan + game Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fan|game}} fan + game Head templates: {{en-noun}} fangame (plural fangames)
  1. (fandom slang) A video game created unofficially by fans of an existing game, and based on it. Wikipedia link: fangame Tags: slang Categories (topical): Fan fiction, Video games Hypernyms: fan fiction Translations (videogame made by fans): фан гра (fan hra) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-fangame-en-noun-tqj4Tnxc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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