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Who won
/huː wʌn/
Definition
1
An interrogative phrase used to inquire about the identity of the victor in a competition, contest, election, or similar event.
2
Informal shorthand for questioning the outcome of any decisive event, often laced with anticipation or schadenfreude.
Examples
The chess grandmasters stared at the board in stunned silence before one whispered, 'Who won that impossible endgame?'
At the family bake-off, Aunt Karen's lopsided cake prompted the inevitable: 'Who won, and can we pretend it was the dog?'
After binge-watching the debate, my roommate paused the TV and deadpanned, 'Who won? The fact-checkers or our shattered illusions?'
The marathon runners collapsed at the finish line, gasping out the eternal question: 'Who won, or did gravity just win again?'