Definition of Pregame

1. Noun. A social gathering of several friends who get together to drink before going out to a party or a sports game. The goal of pre-gaming is to "get a buzz" before going out for the night. ¹

2. Adjective. Pertaining to events that take place before, or in preparation for, a sporting event. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Pregame

1. the period preceding a game [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pregame

prefroze
prefrozen
prefs
prefulgency
prefund
prefunded
prefunding
prefunds
pregabalin
pregage
pregaged
pregages
pregaging
pregalactic
pregame (current term)
pregames
preganglionic
pregap
pregaps
pregastric
pregastrula
pregelatinize
pregelatinized
pregelatinizes
pregelatinizing
pregenetic
pregenocide
pregentrification

Literary usage of Pregame

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Festschrift for Herman Rubin by Anirban DasGupta, Herman Rubin (2004)
"Like Harville (1980) and Stern (1992), Carlin uses published point spreads to capture pregame information and does a linear regression analysis of observed ..."

2. Notebook Know-How: Strategies for the Writer's Notebookby Aimee Buckner by Aimee Buckner (2005)
"On Wednesday through Friday I got predictions and pregame analysis. I was thrilled when football season ended that year! The Dodge writer did not show any ..."

3. HIV/Aids: Usaid and U.N. Response to the Epidemic in the Developing World by Jess T. Ford (1999)
"To reach out-of-school youth, USAID supported pregame mock soccer matches, where HIV Virus and Death teams battled Abstinence and Condom teams. ..."

4. Prevention Action Plan for Alcohol-Related Problems edited by Andrew M. Mecca (1994)
"Thirty-eight lives would have been saved at a recent European soccer match if stands had been better better designed, policies had been set for pregame ..."

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