junk sport
- noun
- /dʒʌŋk spɔrt/
- Informal
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deporte trivial
- Many critics dismiss competitive eating competitions as a junk sport rather than a legitimate contest.
Examples
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The rise of televised wrestling led some traditionalists to complain about the popularity of junk sports.
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I think that extreme ironing is a junk sport.
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He argued that the network should spend less time on junk sport and more on real athletics.
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Many people consider competitive eating a junk sport.
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Many critics dismiss competitive eating competitions as a junk sport rather than a legitimate contest.
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The rise of televised wrestling led some traditionalists to complain about the popularity of junk sports.
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He argued that the network should spend less time on junk sport and more on real athletics.
Synonyms
344
4.1
Something people treat as not serious or important
How Serious
3
2.7
4
2.3
84
3.9
- Informal
8
1.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a low-quality or trivial sport' is a straightforward composition of 'junk' (worthless, discarded) used attributively and 'sport' (organized activity). This follows a common pattern (e.g. 'junk food', 'junk mail') so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the intended meaning.
Etymology
Junk sport uses the image of junk (trash) plus sport to show a competition is cheap and not serious. That's why people call a showy or low-quality contest 'trivial' or 'not real sport'.