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- noun A social gathering of several friends who get together to drink before going out to a
party or a sportsgame . The goal of pre-gaming is to "get abuzz " before going out for the night. - adjective Pertaining to events that take place before, or in preparation for, a sporting event.
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Examples
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He and his Golf Channel counterparts were on the air for what he called a pregame show at
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He and his Golf Channel counterparts were on the air for what he called a pregame show at
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He managed an early comeback and heard a rousing ovation when he was introduced in pregame introductions.
Flyers use overtime to survive, knock off Bruins in Game 4 2010
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Gill, who skated in pregame warmups, was cut on the back of his left leg by former teammate Chris Kunitz's skate in the Canadiens '2-1 loss in Pittsburgh in Game 5.
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Senior cornerback Ras-I Dowling (hamstring) and junior strong safety Rodney McLeod (knee) are participating in pregame drills, though given they've done that before the past two games -- and went on to sit out both -- that's not necessarily an indication either will play today against VMI.
Live from Scott Stadium: Virginia vs. VMI Steve Yanda 2010
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Gill, who skated in pregame warmups, was cut on the back of his left leg by former teammate Chris Kunitz's (FSY) skate in the Canadiens '2-1 loss in Pittsburgh in Game 5.
Canadiens edge Penguins to force series-deciding Game 7 2010
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After being listed as "probable" on the injury report the team released Thursday night, Dowling participated fully in pregame warmups Saturday.
Ras-I Dowling sits out North Carolina loss with knee injury Steve Yanda 2010
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Until, that is, the red lights went on in pregame shows and Smith noted the need for "carousing" ball carriers, players who'd had "rites of patches" and teams that "got debacled" and that you "can't change the stripes of a leopard."
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When punter Josh Bidwell went down in pregame warm-ups with a hip injury, place kicker Graham Gano inherited the punting duties - something he had done in college at Florida State.
Graham Gano shows some rust as emergency punter Barry Svrluga 2010
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Notes: A's 1B Mike Sweeney (knee surgery) took part in pregame activities for the second straight day. ...
USATODAY.com 2008
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