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Meaning of open season

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

open season

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. (sometimes followed by on or for to designate the kind of animal hunted) A period of time during the calendar year when authorities within a jurisdiction permit the unrestricted hunting of one or more kinds of animal wildlife.

  2. (often followed by on or for) A situation in which someone is endangered, blamed, harassed, or opposed in a sustained manner by a number of others; a situation in which something is endangered or otherwise opposed.

  3. (often followed by on or for) A situation in which or period of time during which some activity or circumstance routinely occurs.