cheat code

English

Noun

cheat code (plural cheat codes)

(video games) A line of text or series of commands which can be used to change a game's behavior, alter a character's looks and abilities, skip levels, or access other hidden features.
- 2023, “Practice”, in Water Made Us, performed by Jamila Woods ft. Saba:
  Got more patience than a tree grow / Got love that feels like a cheat code

Translations

series of commands which can be used to change a game's behavior

Chinese:
Cantonese: 金手指 (gam¹ sau² zi²)

Mandarin: 作弊碼／作弊码 (zh) (zuòbìmǎ), 秘籍 (zh) (mìjí), 秘笈 (zh) (mìjí)
Portuguese: trapaça (pt) f, macete (pt) m

Further reading

“cheat code”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.

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