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group of death

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.17 in modern English

Syllables
group of death
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.

Slang

Etymology

Calque of Spanish grupo de la muerte. Coined before or during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Usage

Inflected Forms

groups of death (plural)

Synonyms

pool of death

Questions

What does group of death mean?
A group in a multi-stage tournament which is unusually competitive, because the number of strong competitors in the group is greater than the number of qualifying places available for the next phase of the tournament.
Where does group of death come from?
Calque of Spanish grupo de la muerte. Coined before or during the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

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