Definition: When you’ve rigged a game or scenario so completely in your favor that winning feels like hitting cruise control on a rocket sled. Think replaying a childhood game you’ve mastered blindfolded, or challenging a toddler to tic-tac-toe while holding all the X’s. Victory isn’t just assured—it’s boringly automatic.
The resulting victory lap is less a celebration and more a hollow ritual, often met with eye-rolls or abandoned controllers. Named for the sensation of slamming the gas while already knowing the finish line’s GPS coordinates.
Example:
Winning the rigged debate tournament felt like cruise control; my prepared answers made my opponents’ arguments irrelevant and victory hollow.
He’d pre-selected every judge, making his business pitch competition win boringly automatic, a hollow ritual met with silent resignation.