I volunteer as tribute interj 🔊

1. (humorous) Used to indicate that one is enthusiastic or willing to do something (often (ironic) something somewhat undesirable or unpleasant).

☞ Suzanne Collins’ novel The Hunger Games, from which the term originates, was first published on 14 September 2008.

Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen (33694624814).jpg

A waxwork at Madame Tussauds in London, United Kingdom, of the American actor Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in the film The Hunger Games (2012), who says the line “I volunteer as tribute!”

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