magoos

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Rhyming slang for twos.

Noun[edit]

magoos pl (plural only)

  1. (Australia, rhyming slang, sports) A reserves team.
    • 2018 Sam Landsberger, Barometer: every club’s injury list and expert selection analysis Herald Sun, 6 August 2018. Accessed 11 May 2019.
      Will Walker bobbed up late with an important goal and could not have done much more in just his second game of footy but with Shaun Higgins in the mix and with a shot at the finals still alive the youngster looks set to return to the magoos.