Meaning of Cruise Elroy | Babel Free
Definitions
The enemy ghost character Blinky in the 1980 video game Pac-Man, when he enters a mode in which he can outpace the player character Pac-Man.
slang
Examples
“As the player munches through the dots, pills and spirits of the maze, Blinky is provided with extra speed, turning him into what is commonly known as 'Cruise Elroy'. The origin of this term is unknown, but it is believed to be attributed to Spencer Ouren of the Bozeman Think Tank which cracked the problem of grouping ghosts in Ms. Pac-Man.”
“2021, Holger Weßling, Jack Goldstein, 101 Amazing Facts about Pac-Man Cruise Elroy breaks the rules in that he sometimes chases after Pac-Man even in scatter mode.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.