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pregame

[ pree-geym ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or happening in the period just before a sports game:

    The coach was interviewed in a pregame broadcast.

  2. noting or relating to the consumption of liquor before attending a party or other event:

    pregame drinking.



noun

  1. an event or broadcast relating to and occurring just before a sports game:

    Thirty people attended the pregame.

verb (used with or without object)

pregamed, pregaming.
  1. to drink liquor before going to (a party, game, or other event):

    We pregamed at my house to save some money.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of pregame1

First recorded in 1910–15; pre- + game 1
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Example Sentences

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He was honored with a pregame ceremony on the field to receive his glitzy 2024 World Series ring.

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He received the highest of compliments from Dodgers manager Dave Roberts during his pregame media address.

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But on Saturday, on the night of his bobblehead commemorating the final out of last year’s World Series championship, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had a different idea for the pregame guest.

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Just two games into the 2025 playoffs, the free-reed musical instrument has become the Kings’ unofficial postseason good luck charm — thanks to some memorable pregame performances of “The Star-Spangled Banner” played by a group representing the Koreatown Senior and Community Center.

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Does that mean that local hockey fans haven’t seen the last of the Koreatown senior center players as part of the pregame festivities?

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