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Second-guess
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World English Dictionary
| second-guess | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to criticize or evaluate with hindsight |
| 2. | to attempt to anticipate or predict (a person or thing) |
| 'second-'guesser | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
second-guess
1941, back-formation from second-guesser (1937), Amer.Eng., originally baseball slang for a fan who loudly questions decisions by players, managers, etc.; perhaps from guesser in the baseball slang sense of "umpire."
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