noun
tourney
TOOR-nee
noun
1
A tournament, especially in informal or sporting contexts.
"The local golf tourney draws players from across the county."
How to Use Tourney
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA shorter, more casual word for tournament.
When to use it
Common in casual sports writing and speech; "tournament" is the more formal, standard term.
Word Forms
tourneyed past tense, tourneys plural, tournies plural, tourneys singular
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Etymology
From Old French tornei, related to tornoier ("to joust").