vidkid

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

vid +‎ kid, chosen for the rhyme.

Noun[edit]

vidkid (plural vidkids)

  1. (slang) A young person with an interest in playing video games.
    • 1999, Ruth Russell, Pastimes, page 108:
      Like the pool sharks and pinball wizards before them, "vidkids" have invaded the world and are just as controversial.
    • 2006, Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry:
      In addition to the obvious distraction of the laptops in the classroom, vidkids now have an even more invidious distraction []
    • 2008, Yasmin B. Kafai, Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat: New Perspectives on Gender and Gaming:
      Similarly, in Joystick Nation, dedicated to her "vidkid little brother," author J. C. Herz states: []

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