Ameritrash
noun/əˈmɛɹ.ɪˌtɹæʃ/
Etymology
Blend of American + trash. The board game sense was originally used by Eurogame fans to deride American-style board games, but was later adopted by fans of these games.
- inherited from trasch
Definitions
American people viewed as stupid or contemptible.
- These individuals, either by birth or marriage, have acquired trust fund wings, which permit them to defy the law of economic gravity that rules everyone else. They are Ameritrash.
- Ameritrash heiress and, now, reality-TV star Paris Hilton coming on to mock her Internet sex tape was funny, until Fallon's winking performance pushed the dialogue past sly innuendo and into sophomoric overkill.
- Late at night in these neighborhoods, you find the Ameritrash, the club-happy, E-popping, pacifier-sucking people who live in a world of gold teeth caps, colorful scarfwear, […]
A genre of board games predominant in the United States, characterized by a high degree…
A genre of board games predominant in the United States, characterized by a high degree of luck, longer playtimes, player conflict, and highly developed, often dramatic themes, especially involving war or adventure.
- It's worth noting that Ameritrash games seem to have the most in common with modern video games: heavily thematic experiences with a big focus on production values.
- Ameritrash players like to play games with lots of dice, blind luck and space marines fighting zombies.
The neighborhood
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for Ameritrash. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA