Tuscaloser en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of Tuscaloosa + loser.
Meanings
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(derogatory, slang) An athlete or fan of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
You must not know how to read very well, because every time basketball comes up you Tuscaloosers try to switch back to football and talk about your GLORIOUS (7-5) season.
1999 January 25, George, “Re: War Eagle!”, in alabama.sports.alabama (Usenet):In 1925, the Alabama Crimson Tide was invited to play the mighty University of Washington in the [1926] Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Washington was a four-touchdown favorite. Syndicated columnist Lawrence Perry wrote, “A crushing defeat of Alabama is indicated,” while others snickered: “Tuscalosers,” “farmers.”
2015, Diane Roberts, Tribal: College Football and the Secret Heart of America, New York, N.Y.: Harper, →ISBN, page 188:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuscalosers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Tuscalooser | alternative | lexicographic |