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octochamp

UK/ˈɒktəʊˌt͡ʃamp/

octochamp noun: a winner of eight consecutive heats of the British television game show Countdown.

Noun

octochamp (plural octochamps)

  1. (UK, informal) A winner of eight consecutive heats of the British television game show Countdown.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:octochamp.

Forms of octochamp

pluraloctochamps
alternative formocto-champ

Origin of octochamp

From octo- (“eight”) + champ (short form of champion).

Questions about octochamp

What does octochamp mean?
Octochamp means a winner of eight consecutive heats of the British television game show Countdown.
What part of speech is octochamp?
Octochamp is a noun.
How do you pronounce octochamp?
Octochamp is pronounced /ˈɒktəʊˌt͡ʃamp/ (UK).
What is the plural of octochamp?
The plural of octochamp is octochamps.

Words near octochamp in the dictionary

  1. octocentenaries
  2. octocentenary
  3. octocentennial
  4. octochaetid
  5. octochaetids
  6. octochamp
  7. octochamps
  8. octochord
  9. octochords
  10. octoclothepin
  11. octocog alfa

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