triple threat

noun

1
: a football player adept at running, kicking, and passing
2
: a person adept in three different fields of activity
triple-threat
ˈtri-pəl-ˈthret How to pronounce triple threat (audio)
adjective

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The days are long and hot and everything feels a little more relaxed—a triple threat that has a seesaw effect on my will to cook. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 May 2026 The Front Range and Denver Metro area has a marginal to slight chance for the severe triple threat. — Dave Aguilera, CBS News, 8 June 2026 That’s because Fugitt, the Panthers’ talented leadoff hitter, is what coach Annie Scaramuzzi calls a true triple threat at the plate. — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026 As the Economist notes, the triple threat could feed some $4 trillion worth of value into the US stock market — if, that is, the market can keep them down, or even swallow them all in the first place. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for triple threat

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of triple threat was in 1920

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