tetris
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Meaning · English
To arrange items in a constrained space.
Register: slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
It will be hard to tetris all this furniture into the moving van.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “tetris” mean?
To arrange items in a constrained space.
Is “tetris” formal or informal?
tetris is generally slang.