achievement unlock
Earned digital badge
Achievement unlock borrows from video game terminology, where completing specific tasks triggers a notification that you've earned an achievement.
Outside gaming, it describes reaching a milestone or accomplishing something notable, often used humorously for mundane firsts: Burned my first Thanksgiving turkey—achievement unlocked.
The phrase frames life events as game progress.
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- trophyAward for winning
- platinum trophyAward for all achievements
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- rewardPayment for service
level · level up · progress · completion · earned · notification · gaming · new game plus · popup · secret · bonus · collectible · challenge · quest · medal · star · platinum · 100%
- gaming achievementsplatinum trophy, gold trophy, silver trophy, bronze trophy, perfect game
- user actionsclick, tap, swipe, submit, login
- win conditionswin condition, victory conditions, winning, checkmate, knockout
- character progressionlevel up, leveling, skill tree, talent tree, skill points
achievement unlockgame over
Final failure message
death screen · defeat · wipe · loss · you died
achievement unlockpenalty
Punishment for wrongdoing
punishment · debuff · ban · demotion · permadeath
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