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Roman holiday

1. Enjoyment or satisfaction derived from observing the suffering of others.

2. A violent public spectacle or disturbance in which shame, degradation, or physical harm is intentionally inflicted on one person or group by another.

[From the bloody gladiatorial contests staged as entertainment for the ancient Romans.]

Roman holiday

entertainment or pleasure that depends on the suffering of others

[from Byron's poem Childe Harold (IV, 141)]

Roman holiday - Enjoyment or profit derived from others' discomfort or suffering, based on the gladiator matches enjoyed by ancient Romans.

See also related terms for profit.

Translations

Roman holiday

n → Spaß m → auf Kosten anderer

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Roman holiday (redirected from Roman Holidays)

Roman holiday
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