CHEAT CODE Definition & Meaning

cheat code

[ cheet kohd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a hidden command, code, etc., that a video gamer unlocks and uses to gain an advantage in a game, such as by advancing levels or enhancing a character’s strengths:
These cheat codes are programmed into the software and exist as remnants of development or as purposefully hidden rewards.
a ploy or technique that bypasses traditional methods or rules in order to improve oneself or one’s success:
We don’t know what sort of cheat code he may have discovered to pass the audition, but his mediocre talent sure has us wondering.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cheat code¹

First recorded in 1990–95

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Getting your kid vaccinated is regarded as almost a cheat code for mothers, as if they're taking the easy way out by getting their kids a shot that prevents sickness to begin with.

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“She’s a little cheat code,” forward Janiah Barker said this week.

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And if the courts surrender now, the people will lose their last line of defense against an administration that wields Article II like a cheat code to subvert democracy.

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In a World Cup that is so far dominated by low scores and spinners, England are blessed and an in-form Ecclestone could prove to be the cheat code.

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It's like they have their own cheat code.

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