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three-peat

North American informal
Definition of three-peat

verb

[no object]
  • win a particular sporting championship three times, especially consecutively: until somebody beats them in a best-of-seven series, the Bulls rate as the favourite to three-peat

noun

[in singular]
  • a third win of a particular sporting championship, especially the third of three consecutive wins: all eyes were on the 49ers' bid for a three-peat

Origin:

1980s: from three + a shortened form of repeat

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