PLAYBOOK

playbook

(noun) a scheme or set of strategies for conducting a business campaign or a political campaign; “they borrowed a page from the playbook of the opposition”

playbook

(noun) a book containing the scripts of one or more dramatic plays; “the 1963 playbook leaves out the whole first scene”

playbook

(noun) a notebook containing descriptions and diagrams of the plays that a team has practiced (especially an American football team)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

playbook (plural playbooks)

A book containing the text of a play or plays.

A book of games and amusements for children.

(US, American football) A book of strategies (plays) for use in American football.

(by extension) A set of commonly employed tactics and strategies.

Source: Wiktionary


Play"book`, n.

Definition: A book of dramatic compositions; a book of the play. Swift.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 May 2024

FATIGUE

(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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