English Explanatory Dictionary

Ginsberg's theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A parody of the three laws of thermodynamics in terms of a person playing a game: (1) you can't win; (2) you can't break even; (3) you can't even get out of the game.

Word forms

Ginsberg's theorem

Etymology

Attributed to the poet Allen Ginsberg.

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