Definition of the name of the game

name of the game, the

noun

• the goal.

  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

+	Add a definition for this slang term

Share Tweet E-mail	More info:	Interactive stats:
	R  Related words	Usage Vulgarity SlangMap

Related words

Slang terms with the same meaning

None found.

Slang terms with the same root words

Other terms relating to 'game':
A-game	Definitions include: a good performance.
Big Game, the	Definitions include: a particular important sporting event.
bored game	Definitions include: "board game".
boss game	Definitions include: boss game.
bring (one's) A game	Definitions include: to deliver a good performance ("A-game").
bugger that for a game of Soldiers	Definitions include: British expression meaning that the speaker doesn't want to do something.
charge it to the game	Definitions include: Too bad; there is nothing one can do; shortened - Charge it.
con	Definitions include: a swindle, scam.
game	Definitions include: the ability to attract members of the opposite sex.
game changer	Definitions include: something that radically changes a situation.
game on	Definitions include: interjection of encouragement.
game over	Definitions include: of no more value or no longer cool.
game pieces	Definitions include: Pot and anything needed to smoke it.
game plan	Definitions include: a plan.
game, the	Definitions include: the pursuit of money.
(show 21 morehide)
Other terms relating to 'name':
call (one's) name	Definitions include: to be inviting.
DINO	Definitions include: acronym for "Democrat in Name Only."
IJN	Definitions include: acronym for "in Jesus's name."
in God's name	Definitions include: intensifier, usually expressing confusion or displeasure.
kick *ss and take names	Definitions include: to beat severely, or defeat severely.
know (one's) own name	Definitions include: Clueless.
name drop	Definitions include: to casually mention association with a well-known person, so as to appear more important.
no-name	Definitions include: unimportant or not well-known.
(one's) middle name	Definitions include: something that one is very good at.
RINO	Definitions include: acronym for "Republican in name only".
SN	Definitions include: "screen name".
Starbucks name	Definitions include: the name one gives while ordering at Starbucks (or other shops.)
what's-her-name	Definitions include: form of reference for a female who's name one can't remember.
what's-his-name	Definitions include: form of reference for a male who's name one can't remember.
Other terms relating to 'of':
abbreviated piece of nothing	Definitions include: a worthless person.
a bit of how's your father	Definitions include: sexual activity.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
a couple beers short of a six-pack	Definitions include: a little crazy
a few cans short of a six pack	Definitions include: of lower than average intelligence.
a few fries short of a happy meal	Definitions include: "not all there".
afraid of (one's) shadow	Definitions include: skittish.
a grain of *ssault	Definitions include: an amount of violence.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
a hell of a	Definitions include: an impressive.
a hell of an	Definitions include: an impressive.
all kinds of	Definitions include: many.
all of my yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
(show 346 morehide)
Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
(show 1409 morehide)

How common is this slang?

Don't click the following.
I use it	(1)
No longer use it	(1)
Heard it but never used it	(0)
Have never heard it	(1)

How vulgar is this slang?

Average of 6 votes: 30%  (See the most vulgar words.)

Least vulgar

Most vulgar

Your vote: None   (To vote, click the pepper. Vote how vulgar the word is – not how mean it is.)

Least vulgar

Most vulgar

Where is this slang used?

Logged-in users can add themselves to the map. Login, Register, Login instantly with Facebook.

Link to this slang definition

To link to this term in a web page or blog, insert the following.

<a href="http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/the-name-of-the-game">the name of the game</a>

To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.

[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/the-name-of-the-game the name of the game]

Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation.