English Explanatory Dictionary

I volunteer as tribute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Used to indicate that one is enthusiastic or willing to do something; implies (often ironically) that the thing is unpleasant or undesirable.

Word forms

I volunteer as tribute

Etymology

From a scene in the novel The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, in which the protagonist, Katniss Everdeen, shouts this when offering to take her sister's place as a "tribute" (competitor) in the titular battle royale.

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