speedcube

English

Etymology

speed +‎ cube (to solve a Rubik's cube)

Verb

speedcube (third-person singular simple present speedcubes, present participle speedcubing, simple past and past participle speedcubed)

1. (rare) To engage in speedcubing, the sport of solving a Rubik's Cube at high speed
   • 2005 July 27, Ray Marshall, “Squaring up to the Rubik challenge”:

     Then somebody, not much bigger than a tot, comes along and speedcubes it to perfection.

   • 2007 May 6, “Rubik's Cube challenges new generation”:

     He said it took about eight hours for him to teach Will Smith how to speedcube, and, yes, "He really solves it in the movie."

Related terms

• speedcuber
• speedcubing