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playbook

Definition

  • noun: a book that contains descriptions of the different offensive and defensive plays that are used by a team
  • noun: one or more 'plays' in book form
  • often used figuratively in U.S. English
  • synonyms: best seller, book, bound book

Examples

  • The competition beat us using a play straight from our own 'playbook'.

  • They began to fight the war using the enemy's 'playbook'.

  • He studied the new plays in the team's 'playbook'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I've assigned a number to each of your roles. And uh, I'm gonna put the blocking on this board, and then if- if you guys can transcribe that back into your playbooks, that'd be great. Who's playing what part? Uh, I had Miss Patty here assign roles since she knows you all. Okay uh, Prospero, Danny. (..)
    2017 Lady Bird