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Red Sox game
/rɛd sɑks ɡeɪm/
Definition
1
A professional baseball game featuring the Boston Red Sox, a Major League Baseball team known for its passionate fanbase, historic rivalries (especially with the New York Yankees), and a knack for dramatic comebacks—or collapses.
2
Informally, any matchup involving the Red Sox, often evoking intense emotions ranging from euphoric Fenway Park chants to existential dread over cursed trades.
Examples
I skipped my own birthday party for a Red Sox game, because priorities.
That Red Sox game had more plot twists than a soap opera scripted by a statistician.
Betting the house on a Red Sox game is how I keep life interesting—and my accountant employed.
The Red Sox game ended in extra innings, proving once again that optimism is a Boston sport.