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initgame: /in·it´gaym/, n. [IRC] An IRC version of the trivia game
“Botticelli”, in which one user changes his
nick to the initials of a famous person or other
named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with
the one to guess the person getting to be “it” next. As a
courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by providing a 4-letter hint
of the form sex, nationality, life-status, reality-status. For example,
MAAR means “Male, American, Alive, Real” (as opposed to
“fictional”). Initgame can be surprisingly addictive. See
also hing. [1996 update: a recognizable version of the initgame has become a
staple of some radio talk shows in the U.S. We had it first! --
ESR]
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