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redshirt


noun

    1. a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility.
    2. a child held back from starting kindergarten for one year, the practice of which is believed by some parents to give the child academic, athletic, and social advantages.
  1. a character in a TV show or movie who dies soon after being first introduced: She’s a redshirt who won’t make it to the next scene.

verb (used with object)

    1. to withdraw (an athlete) from varsity competition for one year.
    2. to delay (a child) from starting kindergarten for one year: They redshirt their kids because they think it gives them a competitive edge.
  1. to quickly kill off (a character) in a TV show or movie: That guard is totally going to be redshirted in the next five minutes.

verb (used without object)

    1. (of an athlete) to withdraw from varsity competition for one year: He redshirted in 2010, only to come back faster and stronger the following season.
    2. to delay a child from starting kindergarten for one year: Would you redshirt if your kid’s preschool teacher recommended it?
v.

“to withdraw (a player) from the varsity team to add a year to his or her eligibility,” 1955, in reference to the red shirts worn by athletes on the scrimmage squad; from red (adj.1) + shirt (n.).

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