glitch

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Probably from Yiddish, from dialectical German glitschig (“‘slippy’”), from glitsch (“‘slide, glide, slip’”) + -ig (“‘-y’”). Related to gleiten "glide".

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /glɪtʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɪtʃ

[edit] Noun

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glitch (plural glitches)

1. A problem affecting function; a bug; an imperfection; a quirk

   They are still trying to work out all the glitches.

2. (video games) A bug or an exploit.

   Performing this glitch gives you extra lives.

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[edit] Verb

to glitch (third-person singular simple present glitches, present participle glitching, simple past and past participle glitched)

1. To experience an intermittent, unexpected, malfunction

   My computer keeps glitching; every couple of hours it just reboots without warning.

2. (video games) To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.

   His character will glitch into the wall and out of the level.