sports

Etymology

sport + -s

noun

1. plural of sport

noun

1. Synonym of sport (“the class of physical activies; athletics”)

verb

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of sport

verb

1. To participate in sports; typically used by a person with little interest in the subject to derisively elide details of the activity in question.
   But I have a feeling that in many senses the American consumer is getting over-sportsed. 1981, Broadcasting, Broadcasting Publications, page 84
   And so sports they did! They put on their very own athletic shorts and jerseys and headed down to the field. There, they met other people similarly attired, who also desired to sports with them. And so they sportsed. 2011, Sean Ahern, What It Tastes Like to Be Sane, self-published through Lulu.com, page 140