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yellowjacket

yellowjacket

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A player or fan of a sports team called the Yellow Jackets
  • noun
  • /ˈjɛloʊˌdʒækɪt/
  • US
translation icon : Yellowjackets
  • Yellowjackets football
  • Lady Yellowjackets
  • Boys Yellowjackets

Examples

  • This is the third straight year the Yellowjackets are competing in the meet.

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  • The Yellowjackets won their game last night, securing a spot in the playoffs.

  • At Georgia Tech, being a Yellowjacket means showing school spirit during athletic events.

  • The Yellowjackets have a long history of success in college football.

Surface Forms

yellowjacket singular
yellowjackets plural

Morphology

yellowjacket = yellow + jacket (opaque) = yellow + jacket

Although the word is historically a compound of 'yellow' and 'jacket', this sense refers metonymically to a person associated with a team nickname and is not inferable from the literal parts.

Etymology

Yellowjacket is also used for a player or fan because teams took the name from the wasp or from a yellow uniform, especially at schools like Georgia Tech. So, a yellowjacket is a member, player, or supporter of a team called the Yellow Jackets.