Meaning

A large board that displays the score in a game or contest..

Definitions by Sense

1. A large board that displays the score in a game or contest.
2. (cricket) A similar board that also displays each batsman's score, and many statistics and pieces of information.
3. (by extension) A listing of various similar entities along with their properties, such as status or rank.
4. A taunt which reminds someone that they are losing or have lost.

Example Sentences

As a result of the Santiago Principles and other parallel efforts at education such as the SWF scoreboard that I have featured in my research, a substantial amount of distrust surrounding SWFs has been defused.

If you are curious about what each of those processes were doing last, just scroll down the page to the table and find the process of the correct number in the scoreboard.

Glenn Quagmire: And there's the Vietnam War memorial. Peter Griffin: Hey, check out that Vietnamese guy giving the business to those Vietnam vets. Vietnamese Civilian: [to a pair of American Vietnam War veterans] Scoreboard! Scoreboard! Aw, what happened to your friend? Hey, I know that guy. I kill him. He cry like a bitch! Vietnam! Undefeated!

."Scoreboard, baby! Scoreboard!" Bella taunted, pocketing her winnings as a red X went over K. C. Mack's mug shot.

When Neuheisel learned of Bellotti's comments, he offered a simple rebuttal: "Scoreboard, baby." Two words to end all arguments, two words to silence any complaint. Scoreboard, baby.

For the rest of the game, all I would say to him when he taunted me was "scoreboard." Every single word that came out of his mouth was met with my response of "scoreboard."

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