virch

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /vɝt͡ʃ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vɜːtʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃ

Noun

virch (countable and uncountable, plural virches)

1. (informal, science fiction) virtual reality
   • 1995, Michael Bishop, “Cri de Coeur”, in Gardner Dozois, editor, The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection, page 428:

     (He won't use virch goggles; their simulated environments cut him off too thoroughly from me, and that scares him.)

   • 2002, Candas Jane Dorsey, A Paradigm of Earth, page 108:

     "Yeah. Why vid, anyway? Why not virch?"

   • 2015, James Bradley, Clade, unnumbered page:

     Knowing Noah will be content in his virch for as long as he is left undisturbed, she begins mapping new ideas […]