Did you by any chance mean bloodshot?
Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. literally Any game that involves the shedding of blood or death, such as hunting, boxing, fishing.
- n. figuratively Any activity that revels in the misfortune of others, or taking advantage of others.
Examples
“And this, why bullfighting is called a bloodsport, folks.”
“But what surprised me most with this wonderful revelation was that apes would be the first recipients of concern in a land wherethenational "bloodsport" of bull fighting has been the cause of so muchshameful exploitation and cruelty to the bulls.”
“According to Mr. Goldford, Iowans expect hard campaigning and understand the difference between negative campaigns and dirty tricks, though he admits that politics in the state tend not to be as much of a "bloodsport" as they are in some others.”
“Betting against Apple has become a kind of bloodsport on Wall Street, and following the company's earnings earlier this week, it bears repeating just how stellar these numbers were, and how extraordinary the opportunities are that lay ahead for this company," Jim Goldman reports for CNBC.”
“I can't imagine this is the sort of image that Dana White wants attached to his company, especially considering the fact that MMA in general is still overcoming negative "bloodsport" stereotypes.”
“Then maybe it isnt gonna evolve into a bloodsport for manly men: P”
“I love them dearly but politics is kind of a bloodsport in my house ..”
Think Progress » ExxonMobil paid no federal income tax in 2009. (Updated)
“And the media are more interested in political bloodsport than substantive coverage of policy debates, or who pays the mercenaries 'bills.”
“Donnelly went on to note his frustrations that sportsmen from abroad and other parts of the country had been descending upon Exmoor National Park specifically for bloodsport.”
The Huffington Post: Exmoor Emperor, Britain's Largest Animal, Gunned Down In 'Trophy Hunt'
“I try to take absolutely no pleasure in celebrity breakups -- our national bloodsport in recent years.”
The Huffington Post: David Wild: "So Sad About Us": A Parting Playlist for Demi & Ashton
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘bloodsport’.
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Nycanthro's list
I like words. Have kept running lists for years now. If I'd been born wealthy I'd be a linguist. Or maybe a semi-reclusive yet world-weary linguist-humanitarian-hiphop-icon known for his humility a...
oaktag, backstory, homonormative, gobshite, imagineer, comeuppance, tomfoolery, ersatz, widdershins, gigajoule, oneupmanship, conniption and 40 more...
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anotherfailedattempt's Words
kakistocracy, conflagration, pollyanna, equanimity, punctillious, obstreperous, ribald, belligerent, truculent, verbose, lachrymose, onanism and 278 more...
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Monovocalics
Words that have only one of the vowels. On this list I include only words with at least three vowels. When I first started the list, if a word had several forms, I generally listed only the one wit...
syzygy, mirific, cumulus, homolog, monocot, bedewed, jezebel, referee, bikini, minikin, locomotor, terebenthene and 2359 more...
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Another Bloody List
bloodwort, bloodroot, bloodwood, bloodstone, blood pudding, blood sausage, blood-drop, bloodworm, bloodhound, bloodnut, blood-red, blood-mare and 43 more...
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