Definitions for redshirt
redshirt
red·shirt
Spelling: [red-shurt]
IPA: /ˈrɛdˌʃɜrt/
Redshirt is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.
You can make 252 anagrams from letters in redshirt (dehirrst).
Definitions for redshirt
noun
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a high-school or college athlete kept out of varsity competition for one year to develop skills and extend eligibility.
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.
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a character in a TV show or movie who dies soon after being first introduced:
verb (used with object)
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to withdraw (an athlete) from varsity competition for one year.
to delay (a child) from starting kindergarten for one year:
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to quickly kill off (a character) in a TV show or movie:
verb (used without object)
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(of an athlete) to withdraw from varsity competition for one year:
to delay a child from starting kindergarten for one year:
Origin of redshirt
1950-55, Americanism; def 1 from the red shirts worn in practice by such athletes; def 2 in reference to the original Star Trek series (1966-69) in which characters in red shirts, usually sec