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endgame
end·game also end game E0132200 (ĕnd′gām′)n.1. Games The final stage of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board.2. The final stage of an extended process or course of events: the diplomatic endgame that led to the treaty.endgame (ˈɛndˌɡeɪm) n1. (Chess & Draughts) Also called: ending the closing stage of a game of chess, in which only a few pieces are left on the board2. (Games, other than specified) the closing stage of any of certain other gamesThesaurusNoun | 1. | endgame - the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame"end gamefinal stage, end, last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" | | 2. | endgame - the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the boardend gamefinal stage, end, last - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" | Translationsendgame
endgame1. The final stages of a process, development, or activity. An allusion to the last stage in chess, when the majority of pieces have been removed from the board. The two companies began the endgame of their historic, multi-billion-dollar merger deal. We're in the endgame of this legal dispute now.2. slang In fandom, a romantic couple (or potential romantic couple) that one thinks is meant to be together (and, in the context of a fictional work, that one thinks should be in a relationship when the work ends). The term is usually used by fans who are very invested in the pairing. Although Jackson and April on Grey's Anatomy had a rocky relationship over the years, Japril fans still see them as endgame. Kurt and Blaine were always endgame to me, so I'm not surprised they ended up together on Glee.(someone) is endgameslang In fandom, the idea that a particular romantic couple (or potential romantic couple) is meant to be together (and, in the context of a fictional work, that one thinks should be in a relationship when the work ends). The term is usually used by fans who are very invested in the pairing. In the phrase, a portmanteau of the characters' names typically precedes the verb, which is singular (despite alluding to multiple people). Although Jackson and April on Grey's Anatomy had a rocky relationship over the years, Japril is still endgame for many fans. Klaine was always endgame to me, so I'm not surprised they ended up together on Glee.See also: endgameEndgame
Endgameblind and chair-bound, Hamm learns that nearly everybody has died; his own parents are dying in separate trash cans. [Anglo-Fr. Drama: Beckett Endgame in Weiss, 143]See: DeathMedicalSeeendingendgame
Synonyms for endgamenoun the final stages of an extended process of negotiationSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the boardSynonymsRelated Words |