Phrase guide

game show

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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noun

Meaning 1

A radio or television program that involves members of the public or celebrities, whether as individuals or as part of a team, playing a game, especially one involving the answering of quiz questions, for cash or prizes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, games, media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a television or radio program in which contestants compete for awards

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: giveaway

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: broadcast, program, programme

Narrower terms: quiz program

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: խաղային շոու (xaġayin šou) — a radio or television programme
  • Azerbaijani: oyun şousu — a radio or television programme
  • Belarusian: гульняво́е шо́у (hulʹnjavóje šóu) — a radio or television programme
  • Catalan: joc televisat — a radio or television programme
  • Czech: herní show — a radio or television programme
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遊戲節目 /游戏节目 (yóuxì jiémù) — a radio or television programme
  • Finnish: visa — a radio or television programme
  • Finnish: visailu — a radio or television programme
  • French: jeu télévisé — a radio or television programme
  • Georgian: თამაში შოუ (tamaši šou) — a radio or television programme
  • German: Spielshow — a radio or television programme
  • Greek: παιχνίδι (paichnídi) — a radio or television programme
  • Greek: τηλεπαιχνίδι (tilepaichnídi) — a radio or television programme
  • Hungarian: vetélkedő — a radio or television programme
  • Hungarian: tv-vetélkedő — a radio or television programme
  • Hungarian: televíziós vetélkedő — a radio or television programme
  • Hungarian: kvízműsor — a radio or television programme
  • Italian: gioco a premi — a radio or television programme
  • Japanese: ゲーム番組 (gēmu bangumi) — a radio or television programme
  • Korean: 게임쇼 (geimsyo) — a radio or television programme
  • Macedonian: игра шоу (igra šou) — a radio or television programme
  • Portuguese: game show — a radio or television programme
  • Portuguese: concurso de televisão — a radio or television programme
  • Russian: телеигра́ (teleigrá) — a radio or television programme
  • Serbo-Croatian: kviz — a radio or television programme
  • Spanish: concurso de televisión — a radio or television programme
  • Spanish: concurso — a radio or television programme
  • Spanish: programa de concursos — a radio or television programme
  • Thai: เกมโชว์ (geem-choo) — a radio or television programme
  • Vietnamese: trò chơi truyền hình — a radio or television programme