jayvee

[ jey-vee ]

noun

, Sports.

1. a player on a junior varsity team.
2. junior varsity.

Word History and Origins

Origin of jayvee¹

1935–40; spelling form of JV, abbreviation for junior varsity

Example Sentences

President of the Philippine Association of Marine Science, Jayvee Saco and others are concerned that corals further offshore could suffer the same fate.

From Seattle Times

Those jayvee and prep football games are gearing up too, so those evening drives near schools are equally important times to be ever vigilant.

From Washington Times

“I don’t think the volcano will erupt,” Istong Jayvee told Reuters.

From Reuters

“I don’t think the volcano will erupt,” Istong Jayvee told Reuters.

From Reuters

Obama may never fully recover from his description of the Islamic State, in 2014, to David Remnick, as the “jayvee team” involved in “various local power struggles.”

From The New Yorker