veteranism
n.— «Flip Murray gave the NBA’s top team a new description Friday, introducing “veteranism” into the basketball vernacular. “They’ve been together for a long time and they have great chemistry with each other,” Murray said. “They’ve been there before two years in a row so they know what it takes to win. Right now, they’re showing their veteranism by playing out there on the court. We’ve just got to go out and compete with them.”» —“McDyess craving his own NBA title” by Krista Latham, Mark Snyder Detroit Free Press (Michigan) May 13, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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