(informal, slang, science fiction) Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.
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(informal, slang, science fiction) Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.
40k means (informal, slang, science fiction) Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.. It's mostly used in British informal speech. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
40k means (informal, slang, science fiction) Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.. It's mostly used in British informal speech. It's casual and generally safe with friends and online. It's standard online vocabulary; nothing inherently concerning about hearing it.
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(slang, derogatory) Games Workshop, a British board games company that created the Warhammer board game franchise.
Relating to war.
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(video games, slang) Galactic Civilizations, a series of turn-based strategy video games or the first game so named.
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"40k" is slang. It means: (informal, slang, science fiction) Warhammer 40,000, a British tabletop military game set in a dystopian future Galaxy torn by war.. Register: casual. Use it in: casual conversation and online posts. Avoid in: formal writing and professional emails.
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“04. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Space_Marine_2#cite_ref-5 "Jump up")**Linwood, Timothy (12 September 2023). ["Everything revealed about Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 combat"](https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40k-space-marine-2/combat). _[Wargamer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wargamer_(website) "Wargamer (website)")_.”
“04. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Space_Marine_2#cite_ref-5 "Jump up")**Linwood, Timothy (12 September 2023). ["Everything revealed about Warhammer 40k Space Marine 2 combat"](https://www.wargamer.com/warhammer-40k-space-marine-2/combat). _[Wargamer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wargamer_(website) "Wargamer (website)")_.”
(slang, by extension, especially, board games) Firepower, especially done in excess.