Meaning of Hunger Games | Babel Free

Definitions

A vicious contest, especially one that is winner-take-all.

neologism

Examples

“If the term “daytime TV” used to be synonymous with slightly ramshackle, undemanding programming attuned to the languid circadian rhythms of hungover students and the retired, it’s now a hyper-competitive arena of mechanical oneupmanship, a Hunger Games for image and sound editors.”

“Not playing the hunger games of success, not undergoing the mechanical hoopla of PR, he could go on stubbornly being Kent Haruf, doing his job.”

““[Registration week] always been The Hunger Games of scheduling,” Valdez said. “You ultimately get in based on timing and luck.””

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