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good sports

good sports is the plural of good sport.

Meaning of good sport

Noun

good sport (plural good sports)

  1. Someone who exhibits polite behaviour even or especially when they lose.
    • Thank you for being a good sport about the power outage. I know three hours with no air conditioning is difficult.
  2. Someone who can take a joke or is indulgent toward being involved in others' antics.

Questions about good sports

What is good sports the plural of?
Good sports is the plural of good sport.

Words near good sports in the dictionary

  1. good sort
  2. good sorts
  3. good speed
  4. good spirits
  5. good sport
  6. good sports
  7. good standing
  8. Good Templar
  9. Good Templars
  10. good thing
  11. Good Things

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