vidya
/ˈvɪdjə/noun
vidya is a noun meaning “Video games” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-I-D-Y-A, and it appears about once in every 2 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Vidya, the name).
What does vidya mean?
noun
- 1
Video games.
There are a hundred angles to this issue and the criticism has been noted since video games first saw the light of day. However, I've never really examined the question: is "the vidya" bad for you?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce vidya?
- /ˈvɪdjə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is vidya?
Vidya appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Vidya, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does vidya come from?
Humorous alteration of video. Originates from the 1990s American sitcom King of the Hill. American regional usage far precedes this.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).