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Vinony

PlayStation

proper noun

  1. Sony video game console
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪˌsteɪʃən/

noun

  1. Misspelling of PlayStation.

verb

Etymology: From play + station; coined by American multinational software company Sony Interactive Entertainment.

  1. To play on the PlayStation video game console.

    “Mark Bond, designer “25 years ago I was bouncing around on my Space-hopper, watching Thunderbirds and playing Kerplunk. 25 years later, I have just bought a Sacco bean-bag from Coexistence to sit on whilst Playstationing.^([sic])[…]””

    “Connectix does not claim to emulate all Sony games and even the ones it does accommodate won’t necessarily run smoothly or accurately, but with a fair-sized library of perfectly compatible games, CVGS does “broaden consumer choice,” as it purports to intend, and allows for PlayStationing at work, during a long commute via one’s laptop, or at home when the TV isn’t available.”