Meaning of cash-grabby | Babel Free

Definitions

Resembling or characteristic of a cash grab.

informal

Examples

“Then there was the more obviously cash-grabby variety: the effective remake⟳, which simply took everything that worked before and did it over — perhaps with the same characters (Jaws 2), perhaps with new ones (Beyond The Poseidon Adventure).”

“Summoners War represents the greedier and more^([sic]) cash-grabbier side of gacha gaming. This game demands in-game purchases for any real progression and the top guilds allegedly force⟳ guildmates into spending thousands of dollars.”

“Either we do something that allows you to record⟳ your own⟳ narration and ding, in which case we worry⟳ group movie viewings would be ruined by fans of ours using the app when it’s not wanted … or we would do something lame and cash-grabby that doesn’t represent⟳ what we’re about.”

“Those ancient red boats, with their beautiful carved swans on each side, circled around a murky pond in the middle of the Public Garden. I’d lived in the city for over a decade and never once ridden them, because, well, who on earth actually did any of the cash-grabby, touristy things in their own⟳ city?”

“The game is still a bit cash-grabby when it shows off extra cars that take⟳ real money to buy⟳ through the eShop, but the in-game rewards are more than generous and I never felt pressured to have⟳ to buy⟳ a more powerful vehicle in order⟳ to succeed⟳.”

“The city has told me the average fine for a ticket camera infraction is $107.32. […] Across all 150 cameras in the city, the maximum cash-grabbiest approach⟳ could literally generate⟳ billions of dollars — enough to finance a new subway line, spruce up every park⟳ in the city and maybe even install⟳ a giant solid gold raccoon statue at the foot of Yonge Street.”

“One benefit of having a Stephen King universe that can nearly compete⟳ with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in terms of scope and adaptations, if not success and theme park⟳ attractions, is that even the most^([sic]) cash-grabbiest idea, like⟳ a prequel show⟳ to the popular, monosyllabic film series It, doesn’t raise⟳ too many eyebrows.”

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