shoo in

verb

To cause (a competitor) to win a fixed race.

Meanings

nounshoo in (plural shoo ins)

plural shoo ins

  1. alternativeAlternative form of shoo-in.
verb
  1. transitiveTo cause (a competitor) to win a fixed race.
    1 more example

    "Now," Herbie says, dropping his voice away down low, in case old Cap Duhaine may be around somewhere listening, "it is the third race, and the horse is a horse by the name of Never Despair. It is a boat race," Herbie says. "They are going to shoo in Never Despair. Everything else in the race is a cooler," he says.

    1944, Damon Runyon, A Story Goes With It
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Chicago

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