Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryA kind of textbased online roleplaying game incorporating social interaction and allowing players to extend the environment with new rooms, objects, etc.
From muck, as a play on mud (“a mucky substance”) and MUD (“multi-user dungeon”). Various backronyms have been invented but are not the true origin.
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