scorigami
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of score + origami. Coined by SB Nation sportswriter Jon Bois in 2016.
Noun[edit]
scorigami (plural scorigamis)
- (sports) A scoring combination that has never happened before.
- 2021 March 30, Christian Champagne, The Most Interesting League in the World[1], Pink Sand Press:
- Scorigami is denoting an NFL final score combination that has never occurred before in NFL history. Jim Bois came up with this little gem of trivial reckoning that gives a small bit of flavor to being an NFL fan, if you're a numbers sort.
- 2022 October 1, Wayne Stewart, chapter 4, in The Football Book of Why (and Who, What, When, Where, and How): The Answers to Questions You've Always Wondered about America's Most Popular Game[2], unabridged edition, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN, page 158:
- WHAT IS A SCORIGAMI? This term refers to a final score in an NFL contest which has never before been the outcome of a game.
- 2023 February 12, Ben Fowlkes, “What’s A Scorigami And How Can You Get The Best Super Bowl Odds On It?”, in Legal Sports Report[3]:
- While it might sound like a rare occurrence, there were three scorigamis in the 2022 regular season. Two of them came within four weeks of each other. There were six in the 2021 season, and the Indianapolis Colts were the winning team in two of those.
Usage notes[edit]
While the term scorigami is typically used to describe American football scores, it can be used to describe a unique score in any sport.