Redshirts
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:12 pts9 letters
Definition of Redshirts
noun
- An athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years
verb
- To place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.
"The university decided to redshirt the freshman linebacker to give him an extra year to build up his bulk."
- To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.
- To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.
noun
- An unimportant character introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril to the important characters; an expendable character.
"Sensing danger, Captain Kirk decided to beam down to the surface with Spock, McCoy, and a couple of redshirts."
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