Glitch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É¡lɪtʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɪtʃ

Origin

Probably from Yiddish גליטש, from dialectical German glitschig ("slippy"), from glitsch ("slide, glide, slip") + -ig ("-y"). Related to gleiten ("glide").

Popularized 1960s, by US space program. Attested 1962 by American astronaut John Glenn, in reference to spikes in electrical current.

Moradi, Iman. (2004) Glitch Aesthetic

Noun

1. A problem affecting function; a bug; an imperfection; a quirkThey are still trying to work out all the glitches.
2. (video games) A bug or an exploit.Performing this glitch gives you extra lives.
3. (music) A genre of experimental electronic music of the 1990s, characterized by a deliberate use of sonic artifacts that would normally be viewed as unwanted noise.

Derived terms

• glitchcore

Full definition of glitch

Verb

1. To experience an intermittent, unexpected, malfunctionMy computer keeps glitching; every couple of hours it just reboots without warning.
2. (video games) To perform an exploit or recreate a bug while playing a video game.His character will glitch into the wall and out of the level.