open season

o·pen sea·son

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-puh n see-zuh n]
- /ˈoʊ pən ˈsi zən/
- /ˈəʊpən ˈsiːzn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-puh n see-zuh n]
- /ˈoʊ pən ˈsi zən/

Definitions of open season words

noun open season a specific season or time of year when it is legal to catch or hunt for fish or game protected at all other times by the law. 1
noun open season a period of time in which a person or thing is exposed to criticism, attack, or recrimination: Election year is open season on all incumbents. 1
noun open season hunting period 1
noun open season time when sb, sth is freely criticized 1
uncountable noun open season If you say that it is open season on someone or something, you mean that a lot of people are currently criticizing or attacking them. 0
noun open season a specified period of time in the year when it is legal to hunt or kill game or fish protected at other times by law 0

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Origin of open season

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1895-1900

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Parts of speech for Open season

noun

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adverb

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exclamation

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open season popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

open season usage trend in Literature

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