feeding frenzy


noun

Slang. a ruthless attack on or exploitation of someone especially by the media.

Origin of feeding frenzy

First recorded in 1985–90

British Dictionary definitions for feeding frenzy

feeding frenzy

noun

a phenomenon in which aquatic predators, esp sharks, become so excited when eating that they attack each other
a period of intense excitement over or interest in a person or thing the media erupt into a feeding frenzy