Pseudosport

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any competitive event designed for spectators to watch, more lowbrow and involving less skill than a traditional sport. countable, uncountable

    "Some twenty years later pro wrestling abrogated Greco-Roman rules and became a clownish pseudosport when the Great Depression forced promoters to shorten the duration of matches and resort to novelties and gimmicks to attract patrons […]"

Synonyms

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junk sporttrashsport

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"Some twenty years later pro wrestling abrogated Greco-Roman rules and became a clownish pseudosport when the Great Depression forced promoters to shorten the duration of matches and resort to novelties and gimmicks to attract patrons […]"

Etymology

From pseudo- + sport.

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