What is Go For Broke?
1.
A gambling term meaning risking everything to reap substantial reward.
I'm goin' for broke on this hand.
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2.
Another way of saying "go for it". The term gained popularity after being used in a certain Street Fighter game, being shouted by the "announcer" before the beginning of each match.
"Alright dude, its about time...I'm about to ask that girl out."
"Do it man, go for broke!"
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3.
This is phrase derived from the alternate meaning of 'Broke', "One who's unattractiveness is displeasing to the eye".
Usually coinciding in time with the most generally accepted form of
The DJ announced over the mic that it was last call. Taking queue, Johnny scanned the dance floor for anybody, thick or thin, homely and lonely, who would come home him. Yes, it was time to go for broke.
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