Meanings
verbthree-peat (third-person singular simple present three-peats, present participle three-peating, simple past and past participle three-peated)
present singular third person three-peats · participle present three-peating · participle past three-peated · past three-peated · alternative threepeat
- USslangTo win something three times consecutively.
nounthree-peat (plural three-peats)
plural three-peats · alternative threepeat
- USslangA third successive win.
Jokić is going for a historic three-peat of MVPs and you would be hard pressed to bet against the Serbian winning the trophy for a third successive year.
2023 April 5, Thomas Schlacher, “Joel Embiid vs. Nikola Jokić vs. Giannis Antetokounmpo: What’s the latest in the race to become the NBA MVP?”, in CNN
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APA
three-peat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-peat
MLA
“three-peat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-peat. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “three-peat,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/three-peat.
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