Tryout

Definitions

A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre.

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Examples

““Hey, what are you guys doing?” “Dude, we're gonna tailgate the tryouts.” “Oh, shit. That's a good idea. Oh, you gonna bust out Green Man, bro?” “No. No Green Man.” “What's Green Man?” “Well, in high school, Charlie was like⟳ our school mascot.” “A mascot nobody wanted. He'd get⟳ wasted and dress in this green spandex bodysuit.” “Spandex?” “It was really sad.” “That's it.” “You gotta bring⟳ the Green Man suit⟳.” “Yeah, no. Done with it.” “The spandex.” “Green Man was good. It got me through some hard times. But I'm done with it. Tell⟳ you what. You can wear⟳ it if you want⟳, but I'm just gonna be relaxing, okay? This is gonna be about chilling out for me.” “No. This is gonna be exactly like⟳ Woodstock.””

“Oh, there's only one spot open⟳ right now, so we're gonna have⟳ tryouts.”

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