gioco al massacro

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Italian

Etymology

Calque of French jeu de massacre.

Noun

gioco al massacro m (plural giochi al massacro)

  1. verbal attack meant to discredit an adversary; discrediting attack
    Synonym: jeu de massacre
    • 2020 October 8, Anna Lombardi, “Trump contro Pelosi. L'ultimo braccio di ferro sulle spalle dei disoccupati [Trump against Pelosi. The last tug of war on the backs of the unemployed]”, in la Repubblica:
      Un gioco al massacro si svolge sulla pelle dei disoccupati, che hanno ricevuto le ultime indennità a fine luglio.
      A discrediting attack takes place at the peril of the unemployed, who received their last allowances at the end of July.