ゲームセット
also: ゲーム・セット
Meanings
1
game, set and match; end of the game; end of the match
Wasei-eigo used in sports contexts to announce the conclusion of a game or match; also used figuratively to mean something is finished or decided.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from game set
The referee declared 'game, set and match'.
That's the end of the game.
Usage patterns
- ゲームセットとなるfor the game/match to come to an end
The game ended with a strikeout in the bottom of the ninth.
- これで〈事〉はゲームセットだused figuratively to declare that something (a plan, competition, etc.) is now decisively finished
Once the funds ran out, that plan was finished, game over.