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zocken

to play video/computer games

verb TSO-ken Rare
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Also means

to gamble (colloquial)

Usage Note

zocken is youthful and colloquial: primarily used for playing video games (Er zockt stundenlang — he games for hours), but also for gambling in an informal register. Standard German uses spielen for both; zocken signals a casual, in-group tone typical of gaming culture.

Examples

"Am Wochenende zocken wir bis tief in die Nacht hinein."

Natural Translation

At the weekend we game until deep into the night.

Literal Translation

At-the weekend game we until deep into the night in.

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