Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sports entertainment

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: sport-s en-ter-tain-ment
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A scripted and rehearsed spectacle based on and appearing to be a competitive sport, particularly but not only professional wrestling.

Etymology

Term coined by Vince McMahon.

Inflected Forms

sports entertainments (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

kayfabe

Questions

What does sports entertainment mean?: A scripted and rehearsed spectacle based on and appearing to be a competitive sport, particularly but not only professional wrestling.
Where does sports entertainment come from?: Term coined by Vince McMahon.

How to pronounce sports entertainment

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