DraftKings fantasy
Definition
A popular daily fantasy sports (DFS) platform where users act as general managers, drafting lineups of real-life athletes and competing against other users based on the players' actual game statistics.
A colloquial term referring to the high-stakes subculture of daily sports betting and roster management that has turned casual sports fans into amateur data analysts.
Examples
My social life has been effectively replaced by checking DraftKings fantasy projections at 2 AM on a Tuesday.
There is nothing quite like the humbling experience of losing a DraftKings fantasy tournament because your star quarterback decided to throw three interceptions in the first quarter.
He speaks about his DraftKings fantasy lineup with the same intensity and structural rigor usually reserved for drafting international peace treaties.