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Flutie effect

Flutie effect noun: the increase in fame and applications for an American university caused by a successful sports team.

Noun

Flutie effect

  1. The increase in fame and applications for an American university caused by a successful sports team.

Origin of Flutie effect

Named after American football player Doug Flutie.

Questions about Flutie effect

What does Flutie effect mean?
Flutie effect means the increase in fame and applications for an American university caused by a successful sports team.
What part of speech is Flutie effect?
Flutie effect is a noun.

Words near Flutie effect in the dictionary

  1. flutework
  2. flutey
  3. Fluther
  4. fluthered
  5. fluticasone
  6. Flutie effect
  7. flutier
  8. flutiest
  9. flutily
  10. flutina
  11. flutinas

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