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feeding frenzy

American  

noun

  1. Slang. a ruthless attack on or exploitation of someone especially by the media.

feeding frenzy British  

noun

  1. a phenomenon in which aquatic predators, esp sharks, become so excited when eating that they attack each other

  2. a period of intense excitement over or interest in a person or thing

    the media erupt into a feeding frenzy
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Etymology

Origin of feeding frenzy

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

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Feeding frenzy: After Rose set up Deng for a dunk Monday night with a look-away, over-the-shoulder pass in the fourth quarter, dozens of fans in the Verizon Center chanted "MVP!"

From Chicago Tribune • Mar. 2, 2011

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