star pass

noun

The transfer of jammer status to a team's pivot, accomplished by passing a helmet cover marked with a star.

Meanings

nounstar pass (plural star passes)

plural star passes

  1. roller derbyThe transfer of jammer status to a team's pivot, accomplished by passing a helmet cover marked with a star.

    [A pivot] "Can be involved in a "star pass" where the jammer can pass her star panty to the pivot, who then becomes the jammer for that jam."

    2011, Mandy Osipenko, Rolling On: A Roller Derby League Surivial Guide
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APA

star pass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20pass

MLA

“star pass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20pass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “star pass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/star%20pass.

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