playstation — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A video game console of the PlayStation brand.

His dad bought him a Playstation 5 yesterday.

Back then, kids didn't have TV or video games, so I guess slaughtering your mom and dad was a bit like the Playstation^([sic]) of its day.

2

The original PlayStation.

verb

1

To play on the PlayStation video game console.

Mark Bond, designer “25 years ago I was bouncing around on my Space-hopper, watching Thunderbirds and playing Kerplunk. 25 years later, I have just bought a Sacco bean-bag from Coexistence to sit on whilst Playstationing.^([sic])[…]”

Connectix does not claim to emulate all Sony games and even the ones it does accommodate won’t necessarily run smoothly or accurately, but with a fair-sized library of perfectly compatible games, CVGS does “broaden consumer choice,” as it purports to intend, and allows for PlayStationing at work, during a long commute via one’s laptop, or at home when the TV isn’t available.

noun

1

Misspelling of PlayStation.

Collocations

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ADJ.

covered, latest, new, original, received, still

My brother still plays on his original PlayStation from the 1990s.

VERB + PLAYSTATION

bit, bought, buy, game, games, landed, like, make

My son bought a PlayStation for his birthday and he's been playing games on it all day.

PLAYSTATION + NOUN

controller, headset, software, vita, vr

I need to buy a new PlayStation controller because mine keeps drifting during games.

PREP.

off, on, out, with, with

My son played on his PlayStation for three hours yesterday afternoon.

ADV.

away

My son played away on his PlayStation for hours yesterday without doing his homework.

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Example Bank

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01

His dad bought him a Playstation 5 yesterday.

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02

Back then, kids didn't have TV or video games, so I guess slaughtering your mom and dad was a bit like the Playstation^([sic]) of its day.

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03

The Everlasting Treat Ball landed like the PlayStation of the pet products world back in 2004.

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04

Mark Bond, designer “25 years ago I was bouncing around on my Space-hopper, watching Thunderbirds and playing Kerplunk. 25 years later, I have just bought a Sacco bean-bag from Coexistence to sit on w

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Connectix does not claim to emulate all Sony games and even the ones it does accommodate won’t necessarily run smoothly or accurately, but with a fair-sized library of perfectly compatible games, CVGS

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06

A boat was moored up at one: the fairy-lit waterline cabins looked impossibly cosy, the pigtailed daughter PlayStationing on the bridge painfully evocative.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, playstation is marked as rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.