Woolseyism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Woolsey +‎ -ism

Noun[edit]

Woolseyism (plural Woolseyisms)

  1. (video games) In video game texts, a translation or substituted phrase characteristic of Ted Woolsey, American game translator and producer.
    • 2019, Rachael Hutchinson, Japanese Culture Through Videogames:
      This is now a well-known meme, along with other 'Woolseyisms.' But one serious gamer took it upon himself to re-translate the entire text of Final Fantasy VII from scratch.
  2. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (video games, by extension) A translation or substituted phrase deemed better than the original.
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