feeding frenzy

noun

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

feeding frenzy

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of feeding frenzy¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Now it’s a feeding frenzy involving a hidden camera stunt that Severino’s candidate and Coulter’s digital bomb thrower are happy to capitalize upon.

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In that footage, shot between 1997 and 2000, you’re continually startled by how Kerr could clobber his opponents until some lost teeth — putting himself in a mental state he once likened to being a shark in a feeding frenzy — and then after the bell, flash a smile so wide and happy, it split his own head in half.

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Maybe not to mainstream culture, for which the engagement represents the next step in a typical media feeding frenzy that’s been building ever since Meghan and Harry’s courtship went public.

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As rumblings emerged that there probably would be a new southeast Los Angeles County congressional seat — later confirmed by the official maps released last week — political watchers braced for a full-on feeding frenzy.

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After scouring countless rentals online, the couple found a listing for the Hollywood apartment on Zillow, only to encounter what they now describe as “a feeding frenzy” when they arrived at the open house.

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