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commentator's curse

commentator's curse proper noun: the supposed propensity of a competitor to blunder after having their talents pointed out by the commentator.

Proper noun

the commentator's curse

  1. (humorous) The supposed propensity of a competitor to blunder after having their talents pointed out by the commentator.

Questions about commentator's curse

What does commentator's curse mean?
Commentator's curse means the supposed propensity of a competitor to blunder after having their talents pointed out by the commentator.
What part of speech is commentator's curse?
Commentator's curse is a proper noun.

Words near commentator's curse in the dictionary

  1. commentating
  2. commentation
  3. commentations
  4. commentative
  5. commentator
  6. commentator's curse
  7. commentatorial
  8. commentatorially
  9. commentators
  10. commentatorship
  11. commentatory

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