noun
- plural of pregame; activities, events, or shows that occur before a main game or sporting event
Usage: informal; commonly used in sports contexts
verb
- third-person singular present tense of pregame; to engage in social drinking or partying before attending a main event
Usage: informal; slang
Examples
- The pregames on ESPN featured interviews with the team captains.
- We watched the pregames while eating snacks before the match started.
- She pregames at her friend's house every Friday night before going out.
- The network's pregames coverage lasted two hours before kickoff.
- They pregame together before heading to the concert.
- Pregames are an important part of the broadcast schedule for major sporting events.