Gaming changed a lot in 20 years. It was once a small hobby. Now it is a big part of life. People play games every day. TV shows have games. Movies have games too. In the 2010s, more people played games. Nerds became normal. Gaming words entered daily talk.
In 2024, experts added new words. "Cheat code" is now in the big book. "Cutscene" is also in the book. These are words from games. In 2026, the White House showed game pictures. Some people did not like this. A congresswoman used a game word. She talked about World of Warcraft.
Here are some game words. "Any%" means finish a game any way. You can use bugs to win. "Boosting" means pay someone to help. They play for you. "Buffs" make you stronger briefly. Some enemies take many hits. "Camping" means stay in one spot. You wait for enemies there. "Button mashing" means press buttons fast. You do this in hard moments.
Sources: theguardian.com
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. changed | a. push |
| 2. hobby | b. location |
| 3. normal | c. common |
| 4. experts | d. complete |
| 5. pictures | e. more powerful |
| 6. finish | f. difficult |
| 7. stronger | g. authorities |
| 8. spot | h. activity |
| 9. press | i. transformed |
| 10. hard | j. footage |
1.i 2.h 3.c 4.g 5.j 6.d 7.e 8.b 9.a 10.f