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Definition 2024


rat_race

rat race

See also: rat-race

English

Noun

rat race (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, singular only) An activity or situation which is congested with participants and which is hectic or tedious, especially in the context of a busy, modern urban lifestyle.
  2. (by extension) The busy, modern urban lifestyle itself.

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