junior varsityn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdʒuːnɪə ˈvɑːsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈdʒunjər ˈvɑrsədi/

Forms: 1900s– junior varsity, 1900s– junior 'varsity. Also with capital initial(s).

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: junior adj., varsity n.

Etymology: < junior adj. + varsity n.

North American. Sport.

A. n.

The second highest classification of school or university sport, ranking after first or varsity; a team having this classification. Also in extended use.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of

all comersc1450

after-gamea1500

fore-game1594

revenge1616

plate1639

set-to1743

return match1753

bye1754

scrub-race1791

anybody's game (also race, match)1826

return1834

barney1843

bonspiel1858

handicap1861

pennant1865

home-and-home1868

benefit match1871

run-off1873

international1877

American tournament1878

Grand Prix1879

single1884

friendly1885

all-comers1889

pair1890

championship1893

round robin1894

replay1895

Olympiad1896

junior varsity1902

lightning tournament1903

rematch1903

road trip1903

pickup1905

freestyle1906

marathon1908

test1908

Derby1909

scrimmage1910

eliminator1911

twosome1911

triala1914

quadrangular1916

slug-fest1916

varsity match1921

needle contest1922

curtain jerker1923

needle match1923

open1926

needle fight1927

knock-out1928

shirt1930

masters1933

pro-amateur1934

tune-up1934

World Cup1934

pro-am1937

state1941

sizzler1942

runathon1943

mismatch1954

run-out1955

match-up1959

squeaker1961

triple-header1961

Super Bowl1967

invitational1968

needle game1970

major1976

slobberknocker1986

1902 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 15 Feb. 7/2 The title of the contest, known as the second varsity, has been changed to the junior varsity.

1902 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2 Mar. (News Cable section) 5/6 No man who has earned his ‘C’ in the navy..will be eligible for the junior 'varsity this year.

1963 Science 12 July 141/2 There has been speculation that the vehicle was either unreliable or being handled by the junior varsity. NASA officials deny both theories.

1994 Washington Post 24 Aug. c3/3 In between the two-a-day practices with the junior varsity last year he often spent most of his time joking around with friends.

2003 Virginia Q. Rev. 79 163 They..do still take us Southerners..to be at best a kind of literary junior varsity.

B. adj.

Of, designating, or relating to the junior varsity. Also in extended use: second-string, small-time (cf. minor league adj.).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of

maiden1598

well-run1601

unequal1654

well contested1722

returned1758

friendly1780

close-run1813

foursome1814

lightweight1823

tight1828

side1829

one-sided1839

scratch1851

international1859

all-comers1860

scrub1867

pointless1876

scoreless1885

replayed1886

peg-down1887

all-star1889

stiff1890

varsity1891

postseason1893

knock-out1896

best-of-(a specified odd number)1897

seeded1901

junior varsity1902

Simon Pure1905

pegged-down1908

JV1923

zero-sum1944

tie-breaking1970

1902 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. 10/4 Because of Cornell's objection to rowing over the Harlem River course for the junior 'Varsity race on May 30,..the contest shall be held on the Schuykill River at Philadelphia.

1946 N.Y. Times 31 Mar. iv. 4/1 Moscow's varsity team..were already back in the Kremlin attending Supreme Soviet meetings. Nevertheless, British and American officers reported that..no reflection of crisis appear[ed] to be mirrored in their deliberations with the junior varsity team.

1985 P. W. Cookson & C. H. Persell Preparing for Power iv. 78 An athletically powerful prep school will field varsity, junior varsity, and third-string teams in most major sports.

2002 A. Davies Frog King 81 When you're as junior varsity as I am..that's a connection too valuable to pass up.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	junior varsity
释义	junior varsityn.adj. Brit. /ˌdʒuːnɪə ˈvɑːsᵻti/, U.S. /ˈdʒunjər ˈvɑrsədi/ Forms: 1900s– junior varsity, 1900s– junior 'varsity. Also with capital initial(s). Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: junior adj., varsity n. Etymology: < junior adj. + varsity n. North American. Sport. A. n. The second highest classification of school or university sport, ranking after first or varsity; a team having this classification. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [noun] > types of all comersc1450 after-gamea1500 fore-game1594 revenge1616 plate1639 set-to1743 return match1753 bye1754 scrub-race1791 anybody's game (also race, match)1826 return1834 barney1843 bonspiel1858 handicap1861 pennant1865 home-and-home1868 benefit match1871 run-off1873 international1877 American tournament1878 Grand Prix1879 single1884 friendly1885 all-comers1889 pair1890 championship1893 round robin1894 replay1895 Olympiad1896 junior varsity1902 lightning tournament1903 rematch1903 road trip1903 pickup1905 freestyle1906 marathon1908 test1908 Derby1909 scrimmage1910 eliminator1911 twosome1911 triala1914 quadrangular1916 slug-fest1916 varsity match1921 needle contest1922 curtain jerker1923 needle match1923 open1926 needle fight1927 knock-out1928 shirt1930 masters1933 pro-amateur1934 tune-up1934 World Cup1934 pro-am1937 state1941 sizzler1942 runathon1943 mismatch1954 run-out1955 match-up1959 squeaker1961 triple-header1961 Super Bowl1967 invitational1968 needle game1970 major1976 slobberknocker1986 1902 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 15 Feb. 7/2 The title of the contest, known as the second varsity, has been changed to the junior varsity. 1902 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 2 Mar. (News Cable section) 5/6 No man who has earned his ‘C’ in the navy..will be eligible for the junior 'varsity this year. 1963 Science 12 July 141/2 There has been speculation that the vehicle was either unreliable or being handled by the junior varsity. NASA officials deny both theories. 1994 Washington Post 24 Aug. c3/3 In between the two-a-day practices with the junior varsity last year he often spent most of his time joking around with friends. 2003 Virginia Q. Rev. 79 163 They..do still take us Southerners..to be at best a kind of literary junior varsity. B. adj. Of, designating, or relating to the junior varsity. Also in extended use: second-string, small-time (cf. minor league adj.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > match or competition > [adjective] > types of maiden1598 well-run1601 unequal1654 well contested1722 returned1758 friendly1780 close-run1813 foursome1814 lightweight1823 tight1828 side1829 one-sided1839 scratch1851 international1859 all-comers1860 scrub1867 pointless1876 scoreless1885 replayed1886 peg-down1887 all-star1889 stiff1890 varsity1891 postseason1893 knock-out1896 best-of-(a specified odd number)1897 seeded1901 junior varsity1902 Simon Pure1905 pegged-down1908 JV1923 zero-sum1944 tie-breaking1970 1902 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. 10/4 Because of Cornell's objection to rowing over the Harlem River course for the junior 'Varsity race on May 30,..the contest shall be held on the Schuykill River at Philadelphia. 1946 N.Y. Times 31 Mar. iv. 4/1 Moscow's varsity team..were already back in the Kremlin attending Supreme Soviet meetings. Nevertheless, British and American officers reported that..no reflection of crisis appear[ed] to be mirrored in their deliberations with the junior varsity team. 1985 P. W. Cookson & C. H. Persell Preparing for Power iv. 78 An athletically powerful prep school will field varsity, junior varsity, and third-string teams in most major sports. 2002 A. Davies Frog King 81 When you're as junior varsity as I am..that's a connection too valuable to pass up. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1902
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