How to pronounce sport

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What sport means

verb

Most people know sport in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

To wear or show something off proudly

In a sentence: Grandpa sported a bright red bow tie at the party.

Where it comes from: It is a short form of disport, an old word meaning to play or amuse yourself. That came from an Old French word meaning to carry the mind away from serious things.

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