denoting an event or broadcast that occurs directly before a particular game or match:he threw out the first pitch during the pregame ceremonies
noun
an event or show held or broadcast just before a particular game or match:the comments in question were made during last night’s pregame
verb
[no object] informal
(especially of a person who is underage) drink alcohol before attending an event or social function:a lot of the teenagers had pregamed before they got there (as noun pregaming)in recent years these dances have turned into excuses for massive amounts of pregaming
pregame in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of pregame in the US English dictionary