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Ginsberg's theorem

Ginsberg's theorem proper noun: a parody of the three laws of thermodynamics in terms of a person playing a game: (1) you can't win; (2) you can't break even; (3) you can't even get out of the game.

Proper noun

Ginsberg's theorem

  1. A parody of the three laws of thermodynamics in terms of a person playing a game: (1) you can't win; (2) you can't break even; (3) you can't even get out of the game.

Origin of Ginsberg's theorem

Attributed to the poet Allen Ginsberg.

Questions about Ginsberg's theorem

What does Ginsberg's theorem mean?
Ginsberg's theorem means a parody of the three laws of thermodynamics in terms of a person playing a game: (1) you can't win; (2) you can't break even; (3) you can't even get out of the game.
What part of speech is Ginsberg's theorem?
Ginsberg's theorem is a proper noun.

Words near Ginsberg's theorem in the dictionary

  1. gins and Frenches
  2. gins and tonic
  3. gins and tonics
  4. gins up
  5. Ginsberg
  6. Ginsberg's theorem
  7. Ginsbergian
  8. Ginsbergs
  9. Ginsburg
  10. Ginsburgs
  11. ginseng

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