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Sooners

Sooners is the plural of Sooner.

Meaning of Sooner

Noun

Sooner (plural Sooners)

  1. (informal) A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma
    1. (informal, collegiate sports) A competitor representing the University of Oklahoma.
  2. (historical) One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement in the Oklahoma land rush, in order to obtain land sooner.
    • Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself.1930, Edna Ferber, Cimarron, page 27

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Questions about Sooners

What is Sooners the plural of?
Sooners is the plural of Sooner.

Words near Sooners in the dictionary

  1. sooner rather than later
  2. Sooner State
  3. Sooner Stater
  4. sooner than later
  5. sooner then later
  6. Sooners
  7. soonest
  8. soong
  9. Soongs
  10. Sooni
  11. Soonis

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