sophomore
Pluralsophomores
Pluralsophomores
- 1A student in the second year of high school or college.
He's a sophomore at the high school across town.
Two sophomores from my dorm started a study group together.
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- 2Second in a series, like a singer's second album or the second year of high school.
Her sophomore album sold even more copies than her first one.
He broke his arm during his sophomore year of high school.
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- 3Childish and too sure of yourself, like someone who knows a little but thinks they know everything.
Like a kid who wins one game and starts acting like a champion.
His sophomore jokes made the adults at the table roll their eyes.
Her sophomore comments during the meeting embarrassed the whole team.
Similarjuvenile, immature, puerile, callow, childish
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- 4A horse that is three years old.
The trainer thinks his sophomore will be ready for the big race in May.
The stable entered two sophomores in Saturday's race.
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Origin
It comes from an old word 'sophom' meaning a dialectical exercise, from Ancient Greek 'sóphisma'. It was likely shaped by the Greek words for 'wise' (sophós) and 'fool' (mōrós).