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postgame

postgame

5 3.1
The time right after a sports game when people talk and celebrate
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊstˌɡeɪm/
  • US
translation icon : postpartido
  • Head coach Andy Reid confirmed in his postgame press conference that McCoy did suffer a concussion on the play.
  • postgame interviews
  • postgame press conference
  • postgame show

And then postgame, postgame, I did this.

Examples

  • After the game, the players gathered for a quick postgame discussion about their performance.

  • One of the first things he said in the postgame was that he had no idea why this team was inconsistent.

    Blog text (10)

  • In the postgame, he said what was impressive was that Colorado needs to talk on special.

    Blog text (28)

  • Budderball wins the Super Bowl, and now for a little postgame celebration.

    Air Buddies (2006)

  • During the postgame wrap-up, faculty will make recommendations for the future.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Freeman said in his postgame news conference that the ball was "slick" and he thought he secured it.

    Blog text (6)

  • On the KING5 postgame show, Sherman described to Paul Silvi what went down:

    Blog text (30)

  • Here are the postgame quotes and stats from Sounders FC's 0-0 road tie Wednesday against Real Salt Lake.

    Blog text (30)

  • During the postgame broadcast, analysts reviewed the key moments of the match.

  • Fans eagerly tuned in to watch the postgame show to hear the coach's comments.

Synonyms

post-mortem
vspostgame
  • Jargon
3 6.5

A meeting after an event to find what went wrong and how to improve

focuses on the immediate sports period or broadcast right after a game

Surface Forms

postgame singular
postgames plural

Morphology

postgame = game (transparent) = post + game

The noun sense meaning 'the period or broadcast after a game' is a straightforward nominal use of 'post-' + 'game' and is easy to infer from the components.

Etymology

Postgame comes from post- 'after' and game, so as a noun it names the time or event that comes 'after the game', for example a postgame show, press conference, or celebration.