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march madness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.95 in modern English

Syllables
march -mad-ness
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The NCAA Division I basketball championship tournaments.

American usage

Etymology

From the month of March, during which most of the tournament matches take place. The "madness" part is probably an allusion to the phrase mad as a March hare.

Usage

Phrases

Arch Madness Elite Eight Final Four Sweet Sixteen

Frequently Paired Words

Elite Eight Final Four Sweet Sixteen

Questions

What does march madness mean?
The NCAA Division I basketball championship tournaments.
Where does march madness come from?
From the month of March, during which most of the tournament matches take place. The "madness" part is probably an allusion to the phrase mad as a March hare.

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