Meanings
nounShaughnessy playoff (plural Shaughnessy playoffs)
plural Shaughnessy playoffs
- hobbiesA four-team single-elimination playoff.
Origin
After American-Canadian sports executive Frank Shaughnessy.
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APA
Shaughnessy playoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaughnessy%20playoff
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“Shaughnessy playoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaughnessy%20playoff. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shaughnessy playoff,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shaughnessy%20playoff.
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