"pseudosport" meaning in English

See pseudosport in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudosport.wav Forms: pseudosports [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + sport. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|sport}} pseudo- + sport Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pseudosport (countable and uncountable, plural pseudosports)
  1. Any competitive event designed for spectators to watch, more lowbrow and involving less skill than a traditional sport. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: junk sport, trashsport

Inflected forms

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