Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunger games

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: hunger games
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

plural of Hunger Game

noun

Alternative form of Hunger Games

noun

plural of hunger game

Example Sentences

"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.”"

Etymology

From the titular fictional gladiatorial contests in The Hunger Games, first published in 2008.

Inflected Forms

hunger game (alternative)

Questions

What does hunger games mean?: A vicious contest, especially one that is winner-take-all.
Where does hunger games come from?: From the titular fictional gladiatorial contests in The Hunger Games, first published in 2008.

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