what does it mean to be “meta” about something?

Question

The title. I never understood that expression… can someone help?

Edit: auto correct on ‘someone’

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Answer 1

Meta means “of itself” but is often used to mean “self-referential”

So meta-gaming for example is looking at a game from outside and trying to abuse the mechanics, instead of just making organic decisions. You’re not playibg the game itself, you’re playing the systems behind it.