varsityn.

Brit.

/ˈvɑːsᵻti/, U.S.

/ˈvɑrsədi/

Forms: Also 'varsity.

Etymology: Colloquial abbreviation of university n. Compare the late 17th cent. form versity n.

a. University. Now (in the U.K.) somewhat jocular except in varsity match, a sporting contest, esp. the annual Rugby football match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

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society > education > place of education > college or university > [noun] > university

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varsity1846

Univ1896

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U1910

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needle contest1922

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needle match1923

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shirt1930

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tune-up1934

World Cup1934

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state1941

sizzler1942

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squeaker1961

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Super Bowl1967

invitational1968

needle game1970

major1976

slobberknocker1986

1846 in Brasenose Ale 84 To victory we steered, And o'er the vanquished Varsity Our flag triumphant reared.

1863 Baily's Monthly Mag. Jan. 360 I had conjured up all the most extravagant and erroneous ideas as to my ‘Varsity career’.

1872 H. Kingsley Hornby Mills II. 66 I have such faith in the old University (never use that horrid word 'varsity, my lad; don't vulgarise the old place).

1885 A. Edwardes Girton Girl III. xvi. 291 I'm darned..if it be'ant my Varsity man, after all!

1888 Quiller-Couch in Echoes fr. the Oxf. Mag. (1890) 105 We'll dance at the 'Varsity Ball.

1908 E. H. W. Meyerstein Let. 21 Oct. (1959) 33 It seems to me that the real attractions of varsity life are reserved for the sportsman and the loafer.

1921 Granta 30 Nov. 146/1 What would you do if in the 'Varsity match just as you were off, on a clear half-way run down the field somebody ripped your shorts off?

1927 C. Connolly Let. 25 Jan. in Romantic Friendship (1975) 228 O blessed chastity (rare at the varsity).

1967 F. Sargeson Hangover iii. 19 And that damn cleaning man across from the varsity.

1979 Times 6 Dec. 4 (heading) The varsity match.

1982 Guardian Weekly 27 June 23 [He] would become the first university Blue to miss the Varsity match because he will be playing [cricket] for England.

1982 Guardian Weekly 19 Dec. 23 Cambridge won 20-13, but on the next day Oxford had some revenge in winning the soccer varsity match at Wembley 4–2.

1983 Metro (Auckland) Feb. 13/4 Instead he went to varsity with the ambition of taking a science degree.

b. U.S. Applied attributively to sporting events, teams, etc., at or of a university or college. Occasionally absol., a college team. (See also quot. 1930.)

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JV1923

zero-sum1944

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1891 Outing Dec. 241/1 The 'varsity captain whistled a lively air.

1898 Outing June 305/1 The..excitement generally attendant upon..trips by 'varsity nines.

1902 L. L. Bell Hope Loring (1908) 79 Being on the 'Varsity football team.

1928 E. O'Neill Strange Interlude viii. 278 It's Gordon's last race, his last appearance on a 'varsity.

1930 Amer. Speech 5 243 Varsity..is applied always to a student team, as in athletics or debate, not to an institution.

1973 R. Ludlum Matlock Paper iv. 32 The coach of varsity soccer.

1978 Nature 29 June 794/1 In the intercollegiate (‘varsity’) sports, which play a large role in American colleges, Conant replaced an autonomous body led by the alumni association, which is the norm in American universities and is the source of athletic scholarships, by a departmental structure administered by a faculty committee.

1978 New Yorker 9 Oct. 184/3 The Harvard varsity..came up a winner 10-0, against Massachusetts.

1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 1 d/4 He went on to stardom at Niles McKinley High School... McKinley had a 21-6-1 record in Sammy's three years of varsity football.

1980 N.Y. Times 1 June xxiii. 12/3 Classic Yale-Harvard Regatta in New London... The four-mile varsity race..will be rowed on the Thames River.

Draft additions December 2004

varsity letter n. North American a cloth initial, typically the first letter in the name of a school or university and intended to be sewn on to the recipient's coat or sweater, awarded to a student athlete who competes on the institution's first or varsity team.

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1899 N.Y. Times 12 Feb. 8/1 The members of the Yale golf team are anxious to wear the 'Varsity letter ‘Y’ upon their golf coats and have petitioned the University Athletic Association for permission to do so.

1959 F. J. McDonald Educ. Psychol. iv. 91 The student who strives for academic success and wants to win a varsity letter in football, may be satisfying different needs in each case.

2002 C. Rushman Art of Predictive Astrol. ii. 65 He's only sixteen years old and has varsity letters in three sports, so that's where the energy is going for him.

Draft additions June 2016

varsity jacket n. North American a jacket of the type or style worn by members of a varsity team; spec. a blouson-style jacket, typically in school or college colours and decorated with a team insignia or initial letter (cf. letter jacket n. at letter n.¹ Compounds 2).

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1899 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 9 Oct. 11/6 His weight and his ability for line breaking..will never keep him in a 'Varsity jacket if some of the Freshmen pan out as the coachers hope they will.

1948 Pittsburgh Courier 25 Dec. 12/2 Receiving the attractive varsity jackets and the coveted ‘D’ for fine play in the championship season just ended were Walter Bestedda, Biloxi, Miss.; [etc.].

1980 Ski Nov. 211/1 Dressed in standard kid garb—blue jeans and varsity jackets—and strapped onto Dad's well-used skis, they carom off foot-high moguls.

2004 J. Meno Hairstyles of Damned 77 In his maroon and orange varsity wrestling jacket..surrounded by two weasel-faced sportos in their matching varsity jackets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	varsity
释义	varsityn. Brit. /ˈvɑːsᵻti/, U.S. /ˈvɑrsədi/ Forms: Also 'varsity. Etymology: Colloquial abbreviation of university n. Compare the late 17th cent. form versity n. a. University. Now (in the U.K.) somewhat jocular except in varsity match, a sporting contest, esp. the annual Rugby football match between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. ΘΚΠ society > education > place of education > college or university > [noun] > university universityc1300 general studya1382 schoolsc1400 college1459 ninneversitya1592 studium1610 studium generale1647 versityc1680 varsity1846 Univ1896 uni1898 U1910 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 1846 in Brasenose Ale 84 To victory we steered, And o'er the vanquished Varsity Our flag triumphant reared. 1863 Baily's Monthly Mag. Jan. 360 I had conjured up all the most extravagant and erroneous ideas as to my ‘Varsity career’. 1872 H. Kingsley Hornby Mills II. 66 I have such faith in the old University (never use that horrid word 'varsity, my lad; don't vulgarise the old place). 1885 A. Edwardes Girton Girl III. xvi. 291 I'm darned..if it be'ant my Varsity man, after all! 1888 Quiller-Couch in Echoes fr. the Oxf. Mag. (1890) 105 We'll dance at the 'Varsity Ball. 1908 E. H. W. Meyerstein Let. 21 Oct. (1959) 33 It seems to me that the real attractions of varsity life are reserved for the sportsman and the loafer. 1921 Granta 30 Nov. 146/1 What would you do if in the 'Varsity match just as you were off, on a clear half-way run down the field somebody ripped your shorts off? 1927 C. Connolly Let. 25 Jan. in Romantic Friendship (1975) 228 O blessed chastity (rare at the varsity). 1967 F. Sargeson Hangover iii. 19 And that damn cleaning man across from the varsity. 1979 Times 6 Dec. 4 (heading) The varsity match. 1982 Guardian Weekly 27 June 23 [He] would become the first university Blue to miss the Varsity match because he will be playing [cricket] for England. 1982 Guardian Weekly 19 Dec. 23 Cambridge won 20-13, but on the next day Oxford had some revenge in winning the soccer varsity match at Wembley 4–2. 1983 Metro (Auckland) Feb. 13/4 Instead he went to varsity with the ambition of taking a science degree. b. U.S. Applied attributively to sporting events, teams, etc., at or of a university or college. Occasionally absol., a college team. (See also quot. 1930.) 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 1891 Outing Dec. 241/1 The 'varsity captain whistled a lively air. 1898 Outing June 305/1 The..excitement generally attendant upon..trips by 'varsity nines. 1902 L. L. Bell Hope Loring (1908) 79 Being on the 'Varsity football team. 1928 E. O'Neill Strange Interlude viii. 278 It's Gordon's last race, his last appearance on a 'varsity. 1930 Amer. Speech 5 243 Varsity..is applied always to a student team, as in athletics or debate, not to an institution. 1973 R. Ludlum Matlock Paper iv. 32 The coach of varsity soccer. 1978 Nature 29 June 794/1 In the intercollegiate (‘varsity’) sports, which play a large role in American colleges, Conant replaced an autonomous body led by the alumni association, which is the norm in American universities and is the source of athletic scholarships, by a departmental structure administered by a faculty committee. 1978 New Yorker 9 Oct. 184/3 The Harvard varsity..came up a winner 10-0, against Massachusetts. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Citizen 20 Sept. 1 d/4 He went on to stardom at Niles McKinley High School... McKinley had a 21-6-1 record in Sammy's three years of varsity football. 1980 N.Y. Times 1 June xxiii. 12/3 Classic Yale-Harvard Regatta in New London... The four-mile varsity race..will be rowed on the Thames River. Draft additions December 2004 varsity letter n. North American a cloth initial, typically the first letter in the name of a school or university and intended to be sewn on to the recipient's coat or sweater, awarded to a student athlete who competes on the institution's first or varsity team. ΚΠ 1899 N.Y. Times 12 Feb. 8/1 The members of the Yale golf team are anxious to wear the 'Varsity letter ‘Y’ upon their golf coats and have petitioned the University Athletic Association for permission to do so. 1959 F. J. McDonald Educ. Psychol. iv. 91 The student who strives for academic success and wants to win a varsity letter in football, may be satisfying different needs in each case. 2002 C. Rushman Art of Predictive Astrol. ii. 65 He's only sixteen years old and has varsity letters in three sports, so that's where the energy is going for him. Draft additions June 2016 varsity jacket n. North American a jacket of the type or style worn by members of a varsity team; spec. a blouson-style jacket, typically in school or college colours and decorated with a team insignia or initial letter (cf. letter jacket n. at letter n.¹ Compounds 2). ΚΠ 1899 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 9 Oct. 11/6 His weight and his ability for line breaking..will never keep him in a 'Varsity jacket if some of the Freshmen pan out as the coachers hope they will. 1948 Pittsburgh Courier 25 Dec. 12/2 Receiving the attractive varsity jackets and the coveted ‘D’ for fine play in the championship season just ended were Walter Bestedda, Biloxi, Miss.; [etc.]. 1980 Ski Nov. 211/1 Dressed in standard kid garb—blue jeans and varsity jackets—and strapped onto Dad's well-used skis, they carom off foot-high moguls. 2004 J. Meno Hairstyles of Damned 77 In his maroon and orange varsity wrestling jacket..surrounded by two weasel-faced sportos in their matching varsity jackets. 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