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phenoms

phenoms is the plural of phenom.

Meaning of phenom

Noun

phenom (plural phenoms)

  1. Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a promising young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.
    • Managed and shortstopped by George Wright and full of league stalwarts—Joe Start, Paul Hines, and Jim O'rourke—they also had 1-year-old phenom Monte Ward as primary moundsman (teams now generally used multiple pitchers).2017, Brandon Isleib, Playing for a Winner, page 77
  2. One who is hip and fashionable.
    • Jones is a pop-culture phenom whose bold antics, outlandish personality, and dazzling looks defied all norms.2013, Ytasha L. Womack, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci-Fi and Fantasy Culture, →ISBN, page 105

Questions about phenoms

What is phenoms the plural of?
Phenoms is the plural of phenom.

Words near phenoms in the dictionary

  1. phenomically
  2. phenomics
  3. phenomime
  4. phenomimes
  5. phenomorphan
  6. phenoms
  7. phenone
  8. phenones
  9. phenonium
  10. phenoniums
  11. phenoperidine

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