"twitch game" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: twitch games [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} twitch game (plural twitch games)
  1. (informal, video games) A video game requiring fast reactions. Wikipedia link: twitch game Tags: informal Categories (topical): Video game genres, Video games
    Sense id: en-twitch_game-en-noun-o1QWiXJm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: video-games

Inflected forms

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