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- Originally North American. 1972– One's highest level of performance. Frequently in to bring one's A-game: to perform at one's peak; to do the best one possibly can. Originally in sporting contexts.
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The term "game" can include simulation [25] [26] or re-enactment of various activities or use in "real life" for various purposes: e.g., training, analysis, prediction. Well-known examples are war games and role-playing.
1. countable noun A1. A game is an activity or sport usually involving skill, knowledge, or chance, in which you follow fixed rules and try to win against an opponent or to solve a puzzle. ...the wonderful game of football. ...a playful game of hide-and-seek. ...a video game. Synonyms: pastime, sport, activity, entertainment More Synonyms of game.
The earliest known use of the noun A-game is in the 1970s. OED's earliest evidence for A-game is from 1972, in Times-Democrat (Davenport, Iowa).
a competitive activity involving skill, chance, or endurance on the part of two or more persons who play according to a set of rules, usually for their own amusement or for that of spectators: Flag football is a game growing in popularity. Synonyms: competition, contest, sport.
an entertaining activity, esp. one played by children, or a sports competition: a baseball / basketball / football / soccer game. The kids are playing a computer game. I told the children to put away their toys and games (= equipment for an entertaining activity).
Games are used to teach, to build friendships, and to indicate status. In his 1938 history book the Dutch writer Johan Huizinga says that games are older than human culture. He sees games as the beginning of complex human activities such as language, law, war, philosophy and art. Ancient people used bones to make the first games.
The only known use of the adverb agame is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for agame is from around 1300, in St. Mary Magdalen . agame is formed within English, by compounding.
