postgame

adjective

post·​game ˌpōst-ˈgām How to pronounce postgame (audio)
: occurring after a game
postgame interviews
postgame analysis
Fans who go to the games and postgame parties certainly have a good time.Paul Zimmerman

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The play took on extra significance when it was revealed overnight that Dantonio had suffered a postgame heart attack. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 1 June 2020 Managers often call postgame meetings after a horrible loss or a series of defeats. Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 24 May 2020 Sunday’s setback — filled with dropped passes and botched field goals and missed opportunities and more postgame agitation — was the Bears’ fifth loss in their last six games. Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 18 Nov. 2019 That made Waddle a happy guy in those postgame moments with high school buddies. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 13 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for postgame

Word History

First Known Use

1902, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of postgame was in 1902

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

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