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Jayhawk

Jayhawk

5 8.8
A fan of the University of Kansas sports teams
  • proper noun
  • /ˈdʒeɪhɔk/
  • US
: Jayhawk
  • The Kansan is here to serve the 30,000 students who trot up and down Jayhawk Boulevard every day.
  • Jayhawk League

Examples

  • And you are a Jayhawk fan, double whammy.

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  • I'm a 56-year-old Jayhawk alum with two generations behind me, two kids currently enrolled, and a third on the way.

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  • So, Jayhawk fans, enjoy him while you can.

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  • I will advertise on the Jayhawk Sports Network in the future.

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  • "Guys not playing and doing things as a true Jayhawk should."

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  • If that thought bothers you, then maybe you could explain what it means to be a Jayhawk to you.

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  • Even if you are not a Jayhawk, this is a must-see film about history, tradition, and passion for the sport.

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  • I support all Jayhawk teams and have suffered the joys and sorrows of all Jayhawk teams since I was eight years old.

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  • Even if you have no idea what "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk" means or why it's central to the Lawrence experience, you'll find comfort amid this sporteria's 12 HD TVs and 95-inch HD projection screen.

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  • As a proud Jayhawk, she never misses a basketball game at the University of Kansas.

Synonyms

supporter
vsJayhawk
810 1.0

A person who backs a team or a cause

is specifically an affiliation with one university focused on its sports
sports fan
vsJayhawk
45 1.3

A person who loves watching and supporting sports teams

is specifically linked to one university rather than any sports interest
rooter
vsJayhawk
  • Informal
1 6.8

A person who loudly cheers for a sports team at games

is an identity tied to one university rather than only loud cheering

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Jayhawk = jay + hawk (opaque) = jay + hawk

Although the form looks like a compound of two common nouns, the Kansas fan/team identity is a conventional nickname, not a meaning that learners can derive from 'jay' + 'hawk'.

Etymology

Jayhawk later became the name for a supporter of the University of Kansas because the state and the school adopted the old Kansas fighters as a symbol. That's why a Jayhawk today is a fan or person connected to the university.