"Winningest!"
When and Where I Found It: While watching a basketball game on TV with my fiance he mentioned that we were about to see the Duke coach become the "winningest" coach in basketball. I laughed at him for using such a rediculous made up word. As he swore it was a real term he decided to prove it to my by shoving the dictionary.com definition in my face. As I sat there corrected (and slightly embarrassed) the caption came up on the TV that stated: "The winningest college basketball coach: Mike Kryzewski." He definately took advantage of this "I told you so" moment.
Citation: Duke vs. Michigan State game coverage provided by ESPN (11.15.11)
What It Means: According to dictionary.com:
1. winning most often: the winningest coach in college basketball.
2. most winning or charming: the winningest smile in town.
2. most winning or charming: the winningest smile in town.
Familiarity of the Word: As stated above, I had never heard of this word prior to last night and when I did hear it I still couldn't believe it was a real word.
Should I Know This Word Well? Well, I have made it this far not knowing this word but since I have come across this word, I have seen it several times on various sports shows/games (it even popped up as I am writing this now). I must admit that it is a fun word to know and considering the amount of sports I am exposed to through my fiance, it'd be nice to know it. (I'm actually suprised I haven't come across this word sooner!)
Should Others Know This Word Well? Who? I can't say that this is a word that I think everyone should or find it as funny as I do. However, if someone is big into sports I think tat this is an important and run word to know.
Ha, that's funny! I would have been right there with you Dana, not believing it's a "real" word. So, I asked one of my daughters if she thought it was a real word, and she just looked at me as I'm sure you looked at your fiancé, and said "No, that's ridiculous." When I told her it was a real word and what it means she asked, "Who said that, Charlie Sheen? He's always saying winning." So the picture of Charlie:perfect!
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