1. metagame - Noun
2. metagame - Verb
metagame (plural metagames)
A game about games; a game based on exploiting the rules etc. of some other game, at a higher level than simply playing the game normally.
metagame (third-person singular simple present metagames, present participle metagaming, simple past and past participle metagamed)
(roleplaying games) Of a roleplayer, to make use of knowledge while roleplaying that they learned out of character, which their character does not know; often considered a form of cheating.