boat-race

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

By figurative analogy with the large margin of victory formerly common in America's Cup yacht races.[1]

Verb

boat-race (third-person singular simple present boat-races, present participle boat-racing, simple past and past participle boat-raced)

  1. (US, sports, informal) to defeat by a wide margin, especially after establishing and sustaining an early lead
    • 2024 May 5, Hayden Hundley, “#5 Virginia lacrosse gets boat-raced by #1 Notre Dame 18-9 in ACC semifinal”, in Streaking The Lawn‎[2]:
    • 2024 October 26, Alex White, “Jazz Taste Harsh Reality in Early Season Loss to Warriors”, in Sports Illustrated‎[3]:
      On Friday night, the Golden State Warriors boat raced the Utah Jazz by a score of 127-86. ... The game was decided so early that Steph Curry didn’t even play in the fourth quarter.

References

  1. ^ Alan Schwarz (14 November 2006) “Boat Race - Baseball Dictionary”, in Baseball Almanac‎[1]
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