initgame /in-it'gaym/ n.
[IRC] An IRC version of the trivia
game "Botticelli", in which one user changes his nick to the initials of a famous person or other
named entity, and the others on the channel ask yes or no
questions, with the one to guess the person getting to be "it"
next. As a courtesy, the one picking the initials starts by
providing a 4-letter hint of the form sex, nationality,
life-status, reality-status. For example, MAAR means "Male,
American, Alive, Real" (as opposed to "fictional"). Initgame can
be surprisingly addictive. See also hing.
[1996 update: a recognizable version of the initgame has
become a staple of some radio talk shows in the U.S. We had it
first! - ESR]