metagaming

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English

Etymology

From meta- +‎ gaming.

Noun

metagaming (uncountable)

  1. The playing of metagames.
  2. (roleplaying games) The act of a roleplayer making use of knowledge that they have learned out of character (and which their character does not know) while they are in character; often considered a form of cheating.

Verb

metagaming

  1. (roleplaying games) present participle and gerund of metagame