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pac-man defense

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.88 in modern English

Syllables
pac--man de-fense
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A response to an attempted hostile takeover of a company, in which the target company, or a 'white knight' acting on its behalf, tries to turn the situation round by acquiring all or much of the other company.

Etymology

From the arcade game Pac-Man (1980), in which the character being chased can sometimes turn round and eat its pursuers.

Inflected Forms

Pac-Man defenses (plural) Pac-Man defence (alternative)

Phrases

white knight

Frequently Paired Words

white knight

Questions

What does pac-man defense mean?
A response to an attempted hostile takeover of a company, in which the target company, or a 'white knight' acting on its behalf, tries to turn the situation round by acquiring all or much of the other company.
Where does pac-man defense come from?
From the arcade game Pac-Man (1980), in which the character being chased can sometimes turn round and eat its pursuers.

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