tag team

noun

, Professional Wrestling.

1. a team of two wrestlers who compete one at a time against either member of another such team, the wrestlers in the ring changing places with those outside by tagging them.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tag team¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

John Doe is holding his bass and tackling vocal duties, while his longtime tag team partner, the band’s sparkplug Exene Cervenka, is also testing the mic with her vocals.

From Los Angeles Times

Vance, calling the Republican ticket “the greatest tag team” he’d ever seen.

From Los Angeles Times

But Daniel Gafford didn’t have his regular tag team partner as a rim protector at center, and the Wolves shot a series-best 53% from the field.

From Seattle Times

They are a social-media tag team, often reposting each other’s messages.

From New York Times

“She’s hungry for feedback, for input. And when we’re in the room, we go back and forth like it’s tag team wrestling. Either of us can step up and put hands up, so I can’t say enough about her.”

From Seattle Times