Nongame

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An activity, etc. that is not a game.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Not a game, or unrelated to a game not-comparable

    "The Monday night team in particular is so annoying with all the nongame chatter, you would think it was a talk show rather than a football game."

  2. 2
    Not a game animal not-comparable

    "Plants were included recently in the definition of "wildlife" supportable by funds collected via the nongame wildlife checkoff on Illinois income tax returns, but that was a triumph of lobbying, not public opinion."

Example

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"The Monday night team in particular is so annoying with all the nongame chatter, you would think it was a talk show rather than a football game."

Etymology

From non- + game.

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