Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bracket buster

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: brack-et -buster
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An American college basketball team that unexpectedly defeats a higher-ranked team in a tournament.

American usage; Informal

Usage

American usage
Informal

Inflected Forms

bracket busters (plural)

Questions

What does bracket buster mean?: An American college basketball team that unexpectedly defeats a higher-ranked team in a tournament.

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