minicamp

noun

mini·​camp ˈmi-nē-ˌkamp How to pronounce minicamp (audio)
: a special abbreviated training camp for football players held usually in the spring or early summer

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Dart was widely impressive in OTAs and minicamp and training camp. Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 McDonald was a rookie minicamp tryout player. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025 Since Gabriel remains the preferred choice of the head coach after OTAs, minicamps and training camp, and the Browns are intent on taking another quarterback in the first round next year, why keep Sanders? Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 Then came rookie camp, OTAs, minicamp, and now training camp. Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for minicamp

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First Known Use

1977, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of minicamp was in 1977

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“Minicamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minicamp. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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