Bottom-age

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Younger than the oldest age permitted to participate in a competition, and therefore eligible to participate in its next season. Australia, not-comparable

    "2017 Ben Waterworth, AFL Draft Watch: The emerging Matty Lloyd, Charlie Spargo’s epic school footy performance Fox Footy, 3 May 2017. Accessed 9 May 2019. Matty Lloyd, who’s actually the brother of Sydney Swans ball magnet Jake Lloyd, is an emerging bottom-age TAC Cup player with the GWV Rebels."

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"2017 Ben Waterworth, AFL Draft Watch: The emerging Matty Lloyd, Charlie Spargo’s epic school footy performance Fox Footy, 3 May 2017. Accessed 9 May 2019. Matty Lloyd, who’s actually the brother of Sydney Swans ball magnet Jake Lloyd, is an emerging bottom-age TAC Cup player with the GWV Rebels."

Etymology

From bottom + age.

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