English edit

Etymology edit

pre- +‎ playoff

Adjective edit

preplayoff (not comparable)

  1. Occurring before or in anticipation of a playoff
    • 1988 September 30, Ted Cox, “The Sports Section”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
      The Summer Games bled over from summer to fall this year, and to complete the transition we'll offer a little preplayoff analysis on the upcoming autumn classic, the World Series.