grandstand plays

A form of grandstand play — A successful play or other manoeuvre during a sporting competition in which one or more players shows off unnecessarily in order to entertain or impress the spectators.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of grandstand play
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APA

grandstand plays. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandstand%20plays

MLA

“grandstand plays.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandstand%20plays. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grandstand plays,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grandstand%20plays.

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