Ring-in
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ring-in is a noun meaning A replacement made at the last minute, often in a sporting context.
Meaning
A replacement made at the last minute, often in a sporting context.
More Meanings
- A racehorse or greyhound fraudulently substituted for another in a race.
- An outsider.
- A person pretending to be someone else; an imposter.
Example Sentences
"But I couldn't get into an underground contract party because I'm a ring-tail, or ring-in." That means an outsider, one not born in Broken Hill.
Word Forms
- ring-ins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include emergency, throw in, substitute, finisher, supersub, put-in.
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