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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/initgaym/ , n. [IRC] An IRC version of the trivia game Botticelli , in
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which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous person or other
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named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no questions, with
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the one to guess the person getting to be it next. As a courtesy, the one
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picking the initials starts by providing a 4-letter hint of the form sex,
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nationality, life-status, reality-status. For example, MAAR means Male,
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American, Alive, Real (as opposed to fictional ). Initgame can be
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surprisingly addictive. See also hing. [1996 update: a recognizable version
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of the initgame has become a staple of some radio talk shows in the U.S.
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