gentleman's sweep

/ˈdʒɛntəlmənz swiːp/

noun

A playoff series outcome, typically in a best-of-seven format, wherein a team wins four games to one (4–1).

“The team won three games in the series and then lost a game, but recovered with a gentleman's sweep.”

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Meanings

noungentleman's sweep (plural gentleman's sweeps)

plural gentleman's sweeps

  1. hobbiesA playoff series outcome, typically in a best-of-seven format, wherein a team wins four games to one (4–1).

    The team won three games in the series and then lost a game, but recovered with a gentleman's sweep.

    1 more example

    Extending the series to host the last and final game at home is referred to the "Gentleman's sweep".

    2013 July 12, Karim Farahat, Ayman Farahat, “Gentleman's Sweep: Empirical Evidence from the National Basketball Association”, in SSRN Electronic Journal
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