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tryouts

tryouts is the plural of tryout.

Meaning of tryout

Noun

tryout (plural tryouts)

  1. A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre.
    • “Hey, what are you guys doing?” “Dude, we're gonna tailgate the tryouts.” “Oh, shit. That's a good idea. Oh, you gonna bust out Green Man, bro?” “No. No Green Man.” “What's Green Man?” “Well, in high school, Charlie was like our school mascot.” “A mascot nobody wanted. He'd get wasted and dress in...2007 September 13, Charlie Day & David Hornsby & Glenn Howerton, “The Gang Gets Invincible” (3:56 from the start), in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, season 3, episode 2, spoken by Charlie Kelly...
    Synonyms:
    trial run

Questions about tryouts

What is tryouts the plural of?
Tryouts is the plural of tryout.

Words near tryouts in the dictionary

  1. tryna
  2. trynna
  3. Tryon
  4. Tryons
  5. tryout
  6. tryouts
  7. tryp
  8. trypacidin
  9. trypaflavine
  10. trypan
  11. trypan blue

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