tag team

noun

1
: a team of two or more professional wrestlers who spell each other during a match
2
: two or more people working in association toward the same goal
usually hyphenated when used attributively

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Cody Rhodes brought up how Drew McIntyre and Rhodes were former tag team champions, and nobody remembered. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025 However, based on Russo and Richards' remarks, Becky still isn't doing enough to get the necessary heat to sell her Wrestlepalooza tag team match. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 The Usos are already considered to be one of the greatest tag teams in WWE history, having held the tag team championships eight times with one reign lasting a record 622 days and main-eventing Night 1 of WrestleMania 39. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Patterson enjoys being a tag team with the 6-foot-3, 200-pound Couch. Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tag team

Word History

Etymology

tag entry 4

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tag team was in 1952

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“Tag team.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tag%20team. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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