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Mavs

Mavs

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A Dallas professional basketball team called the Mavericks
  • proper noun
  • Informal
: Mavs
  • The veteran Mavs responded with seven unanswered points and put away the game.
  • Mavs owner Mark Cuban
  • Dallas Mavs
  • Mavs owner

You thought the Mavs were going to get swept, but Lucas said no, no, no, no, no.

Examples

  • I suspect that the Dubs will beat the Mavs if they can perform at a similar level tomorrow.

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  • Despite most of the Mavs starters playing poorly, Dallas was winning.

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  • The Lady Mavs have now won four straight and six of their last eight.

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  • You thought the Mavs were going to get swept, but Lucas said no, no, no, no, no.

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  • NBA fanatics will be sure to keep an eye on the Mavs this year.

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  • The Mavs settled down a bit and tied the game 9-9 in a hurry.

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  • Frankly, I'm pretty shocked, as evidenced by my picking the Mavs to cover the 6-point spread this afternoon.

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  • Unbelievably, the Knicks ran their undefeated record to 4-0 tonight, besting the Mavs at the Garden.

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  • However, they lost to the Mavs, Clippers, Spurs, and Hawks in an 8-day span.

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  • The Mavs played a thrilling game last night and secured their spot in the playoffs.

Surface Forms

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Etymology

Mavs is an informal short name for the team Mavericks, especially the Dallas basketball team. The team chose Mavericks to show a bold, 'independent' spirit, so fans and players are often called the Mavs.