"no-life" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more no-life [comparative], most no-life [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} no-life (comparative more no-life, superlative most no-life)
  1. Having no social life.
    Sense id: en-no-life-en-adj-r7XBcrT3

Noun

Forms: no-lifes [plural], no-lives [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|no-lives}} no-life (plural no-lifes or no-lives)
  1. (informal, derogatory) One who does not have a social life. Tags: derogatory, informal
    Sense id: en-no-life-en-noun-I4OUOJuh

Verb

Forms: no-lifes [present, singular, third-person], no-lifing [participle, present], no-lifed [participle, past], no-lifed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} no-life (third-person singular simple present no-lifes, present participle no-lifing, simple past and past participle no-lifed)
  1. (transitive, video games) To spend most or all one's time on. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-no-life-en-verb-HKtyu8ML Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 12 86 Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for no-life meaning in English (2.5kB)

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