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Germany vs Brazil
/ˈdʒɜːrməni vɜːrsəs brəˈzɪl/
Definition
1
A historical football match held on July 8, 2014, during the FIFA World Cup semi-finals, ending in a record-breaking 7-1 victory for Germany over the host nation, Brazil.
2
A cultural metaphor in sports used to describe a sudden, humiliating, and lopsided defeat where the underdog—or in this case, the favorite—is completely dismantled by an opposing force.
Examples
My attempt to cook dinner for my in-laws ended in a total Germany vs Brazil level of disaster.
The presentation started with high expectations, but it quickly became a Germany vs Brazil situation after my laptop screen went black.
He thought he could beat the chess grandmaster, but the result was essentially a Germany vs Brazil scenario within ten minutes.