pregame
[pree-geym]
- of, relating to, or happening in the period just before a sports game: The coach was interviewed in a pregame broadcast.
- noting or relating to the consumption of liquor before attending a party or other event: pregame drinking.
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- an event or broadcast relating to and occurring just before a sports game: Thirty people attended the pregame.
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- 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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Origin of pregame
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
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The Orioles didn't press, partly because they've come to believe that pregame excuses are essential to Palmer.
The Haka, a traditional Maori dance, is best known as the pregame ritual of the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team.
The endgame of the war was even more poorly played than the pregame.
A pregame rally south of the Washington Monument featured drum circles and papier maché puppets.