Etymograph

English

gamejack

Blend of game + hijack.

A blend of game + hijack

Proto-Germanic *gamaną ‘amusement, pleasure’

Proto-West Germanic *gaman ‘pleasure, fun, amusement’

Old English gamen ‘sport, game, pastime’

Middle English game

English game

Today it means

verb To create third-party material that disruptively presents itself as being part of an ARG.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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