Woolseyism

English

Etymology

From Woolsey +‎ -ism.

Noun

Woolseyism (plural Woolseyisms)

1. (video games) In video game texts, a translation or substituted phrase characteristic of Ted Woolsey, American game translator and producer.
   • 2019, Rachael Hutchinson, Japanese Culture Through Videogames:

     This is now a well-known meme, along with other 'Woolseyisms.' But one serious gamer took it upon himself to re-translate the entire text of Final Fantasy VII from scratch.

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (video games, by extension) A translation or substituted phrase deemed better than the original.