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galge

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A video game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ギャルゲー (gyarugē), a shortening of ギャルゲーム (gyaru gēmu), a wasei-eigo derived from English gal + game.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: galgame — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 美少女游戲 /美少女游戏 (měishǎonǚ yóuhū) — Translations