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/Sounds like "gah" (as in "garden") + "MEHR" (as in "met")/

Meaning

Someone passionate about video games who dedicates serious time to playing, whether casually or competitively. An English loanword fully integrated into young Spanish speakers' vocabulary.

Examples

My brother is a hardcore gamer, he's always on Valorant.

The gamers in my group play until 3am on weekdays.

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Regional synonyms

In classic Argentine lunfardo, a woman who works as a street prostitute. The word is closely tied to tango culture and the popular poetry of the Rio de la Plata in the 20th century, where the yira became an enduring literary figure: solitary, walking the night, waiting for someone to stop.