"threepeat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɹipit/ [US] Audio: En-au-threepeat.ogg Forms: threepeats [plural], three-peat [alternative], 3-peat [alternative], 3peat [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of three + repeat. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|three|repeat}} Blend of three + repeat Head templates: {{en-noun}} threepeat (plural threepeats)
  1. (US, slang) A third successive win. Tags: US, slang Related terms: 3, -peat, repeat, three, threequel, hat trick
    Sense id: en-threepeat-en-noun-4L3togBn Categories (other): American English, English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 68 32

Verb

IPA: /ˈθɹipit/ [US] Audio: En-au-threepeat.ogg Forms: threepeats [present, singular, third-person], threepeating [participle, present], threepeated [participle, past], threepeated [past], three-peat [alternative], 3-peat [alternative], 3peat [alternative]
Etymology: Blend of three + repeat. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|three|repeat}} Blend of three + repeat Head templates: {{en-verb}} threepeat (third-person singular simple present threepeats, present participle threepeating, simple past and past participle threepeated)
  1. (US, slang, intransitive) To win something three times consecutively. Tags: US, intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-threepeat-en-verb-MGqVjcUd Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Three Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Three: 33 67

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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