How to pronounce playoff
American English pronunciation
PLAY-awf
- IPA
- /ˈpleɪˌɔf/
- Syllables
- PLAY · awf (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What playoff means
A game after the season that helps decide the champion
In a sentence: Our team won the playoff and got to hold the shiny trophy.
Where it comes from: It comes from play off, meaning to play one more game to break a tie.
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