"gamejack" meaning in English

See gamejack in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: gamejacks [present, singular, third-person], gamejacking [participle, present], gamejacked [participle, past], gamejacked [past]
Etymology: Blend of game + hijack. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|game|hijack}} Blend of game + hijack Head templates: {{en-verb}} gamejack (third-person singular simple present gamejacks, present participle gamejacking, simple past and past participle gamejacked)
  1. (alternate reality game fandom slang) To create third-party material that disruptively presents itself as being part of an ARG. Related terms: gamejacker
    Sense id: en-gamejack-en-verb-Ub5Z8Amd Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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