We know that old means "old" and sport means "movement".
So what does "old sport" that foreigners often say mean?
This is not an “old sport”, make no mistake!
1. What does "old sport" mean?
The most common meaning of sport is "movement",
For example: What's your favorite sport?
What is your favorite sport?
But besides "sports", sport has other meanings.
In spoken English, foreigners often use sport to express:
Friend, buddy, buddy
(a friendly term of endearment, especially for a man)
When foreigners say "old sport", it means "brother, buddy".
Old here does not necessarily mean older.
More emphasis is placed on long-term acquaintance and deep friendship.
【Example sentence】
Good on you, sport!
Man, you're great!
2. What does "good sport" mean?
good sport literally means: good sport,
But when used to describe people, it cannot be understood this way.
be a (good) sport is often used to describe a person:
Cheerful, generous, easy to get along with, and friendly.
【Example sentence】
She's a good sport.
She is very friendly.
It can also be understood as "she is easy to get along with".
3. sport = joke, amuse
Sport can also mean "joking, amusing", such as:
The comments were only made in sport.
Those words were just a joke.
It can also be said to make sport of sb/sth,
Equivalent to joke about sb/sth,
That is, "to make a joke on someone/something."
【Example sentence】
They used to make sport of his stammering.
They used to joke about his stutter.
4. sport = wear eye-catchingly
Sport as a verb can mean:
Wear or show off to attract attention.
【Example sentence】
He sported a collarless jacket with pleated black panels.
He wore a collarless top with black pleated trim.
He was sporting a huge handlebar mustache.
He has a big beard.
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