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junior varsity
noun
: a team composed of members lacking the experience or qualification required for the varsity
Examples of junior varsity in a Sentence
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In addition to working in IT, Norton was also a junior varsity volleyball coach at Monarch.
—Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald, 18 June 2024
Of course, it wasn’t supposed to end up like this, not after the Giants did win that playoff game against the Vikings, the week before they got treated like the junior varsity by an Eagles team on its way to the Super Bowl.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2024
Last April, the teen was attacked during a junior varsity baseball practice.
—Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 21 May 2024
Coach Dunn was there, who has been my junior varsity coach forever, has been with the program for 17 years.
—Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
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“Junior varsity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/junior%20varsity. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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junior varsity
noun
: a team for players who lack the experience or qualifications for the varsity
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