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Definition of Fair game
1. Noun. A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence. "The target of a manhunt"
Definition of Fair game
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Actions permissible by the rules. ¹
2. Noun. (idiomatic) A goal or an object that may legitimately be sought. ¹
3. Noun. (idiomatic) An acceptable subject of criticism, scrutiny, or mockery. ¹
4. Noun. (&lit fair game): a game that is fair, that does not involve cheating, etc. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fair Game
Literary usage of Fair game
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of Charles Lee Lewes: Containing Anecdotes, Historical and by Charles Lee Lewes (1805)
"Having been witness to many of them above thirty years ago, they are surely as
fair game for me as him. Mr. Collins knows they existed from twenty to thirty ..."
2. The War Book of the German General Staff, Being "The Usages of War on Land by John Hartmann Morgan (1915)
"Sieges and Bombardments War is waged not merely with the hostile combat- Fair
Game, ants but also with the inanimate military resources of the enemy. ..."
3. Smiling 'round the World by Marshall Pinckney Wilder (1908)
"Americans Unwelcome—They Are fair game for Extortion and Bobbery—We Are Invited
to Dine with Mr. Wei Yuk—Are Carried Up the Peak by Coolie Bearers—A ..."
4. The English Spy: An Original Work, Characteristic, Satirical, and Humorous by Charles Molloy Westmacott (1826)
"Well-known Characters in the Pump-room taking a Sip with King Bladud—Free Sketches
of fair game— The awkward Rencontre, or Mr. B—— and Miss L. —Public ..."
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