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hot stove league

hot stove league noun: the discussion of a sport that happens during the sports off-season.

Noun

hot stove league (plural hot stove leagues)

  1. The discussion of a sport that happens during the sports off-season.
    • Forget “Hot Stove League.” That’s so last century.
    • No Hot Stove League in this town. No, no, no. Here in Boston, USA, and throughout New England, we play in the Blast Furnace League.2006 December 30, Bob Ryan, “Dry spell doesn't quell drama”, in The Boston Globe

Forms of hot stove league

pluralhot stove leagues

Questions about hot stove league

What does hot stove league mean?
Hot stove league means the discussion of a sport that happens during the sports off-season.
What part of speech is hot stove league?
Hot stove league is a noun.
What is the plural of hot stove league?
The plural of hot stove league is hot stove leagues.

Words near hot stove league in the dictionary

  1. hot stepper
  2. hot steppers
  3. hot stepping
  4. hot steps
  5. hot stove
  6. hot stove league
  7. hot stove leagues
  8. hot stoves
  9. hot streak
  10. hot streaks
  11. hot stuff

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