cheat code

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

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Noun

cheat code (plural cheat codes)

1. (video games) A line of text or series of commands which can be used to change a game's behavior, alter a character's looks and abilities, skip levels, or access other hidden features.
   • 2023, “Practice”, in Water Made Us, performed by Jamila Woods ft. Saba:

     Got more patience than a tree grow / Got love that feels like a cheat code

Translations

series of commands which can be used to change a game's behavior

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 金手指 (gam¹ sau² zi²)

  Mandarin: 作弊碼／作弊码 (zh) (zuòbìmǎ), 秘籍 (zh) (mìjí), 秘笈 (zh) (mìjí)

• Portuguese: trapaça (pt) f, macete (pt) m
• Spanish: clave fullera f

Further reading

• “cheat code”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.