point shave

A form of point-shave — To deliberately perform badly in a game as part of point shaving.

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Meanings

verbpoint shave (third-person singular simple present point shaves, present participle point shaving, simple past and past participle point shaved)

present singular third person point shaves · participle present point shaving · participle past point shaved · past point shaved

  1. alternativeAlternative form of point-shave.

    The athlete at Northwestern who point shaved had been involved with a student bookmaker and was over $ 7,000 in debt.

    2000, Robert A. Mertzman, Voices in Sports and Society, page 287
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    Eventually he got involved with a former student-athlete from Notre Dame, who requested the athlete at Northwestern point shave and made financial arrangements.

    2000, Robert A. Mertzman, Voices in Sports and Society, page 287

    A more complete analysis would take account of the possibilities that many of those point shaving would have otherwise beaten the spread by a large margin; that some of those agreeing to point shave will accidentally cover the spread; and that yet others will shave too vigorously, losing the game.

    2006, The American Economic Review - Volume 96, page 282
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APA

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