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statto en · NOUN

Etymology

Diminutive form of statistician or related term, + -o.

Meanings

1. (UK, slang) A person with a keen interest in statistics, particularly in sport.
   • During the (rare) promotion season in 2003-2004 they managed a series of results that, if it were not for a local eagle-eyed statto type, might have gone unnoticed. 2004, Geoff Harvey, Vanessa Strowger, Rivals: The Offbeat Guide to the 92 League Clubs:
   • […] see if sheepskin statto Motty can snatch the Best Commentator title from Manchester United's number one fan Clive Tyldesley […] 2005, Larry Ryan, Gareth Power, Paul Little, The Gaffta Awards:
   • Soccer turns me into a statto […] 1997, Hwee Hwee Tan, Foreign Bodies:
   • Being a "statto" (my profession), I am also excited by the time barriers that us roadrunners face. 2007, P Robinson, The Healing Power of Exercise:

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stathead