different between academically vs redshirt

English

Etymology

academical +? -ly or academic +? -ally

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?æk.??d?m.?k.?.li/, /?æk.??d?m.?k.li/

Adverb

academically (comparative more academically, superlative most academically)

1. In an academic style or way; from an academic perspective. [First attested in the late 16th century]

   academically disadvantaged demographic group

   Academically, the football team is counter-productive.

Antonyms

• non-academically

Translations

References

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??d.???(?)t/

Etymology 1

red +? shirt. Derived from the red jersey commonly worn by a player meeting this definition in practice scrimmages against the regulars.

Noun

redshirt (plural redshirts)

1. (US, collegiate sports) an athlete who spends a year not participating in official athletic activities, but does not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years

Verb

redshirt (third-person singular simple present redshirts, present participle redshirting, simple past and past participle redshirted)

1. (US, collegiate sports) to place an athlete in a status wherein the athlete will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities, but will not lose his or her eligibility to participate in following years.

   The university decided to redshirt the freshman linebacker to give him an extra year to build up his bulk.

2. (US, collegiate sports) To take on a status wherein one will spend a year not participating in official athletic activities.
3. (US) To hold a child out of kindergarten for one year in the hope that the child will do better academically and socially.
   • 1985, March 1, "Some Educators Oppose Redshirting 5-Year-Olds," The Omaha World-Herald

     Parents who redshirt their 5-year-olds instead of enrolling them in kindergarten are a concern to some Nebraska educators who are trying to reverse the trend of holding children back until age 6 to start school.

Derived terms

• medical redshirt

Etymology 2

red +? shirt. From the tendency of red-shirted ensigns in the original Star Trek television series to die prematurely.

Noun

redshirt (plural redshirts)

1. (fiction, science fiction) An unimportant character introduced only to be killed in order to underscore the peril to the important characters; an expendable character.

   Sensing danger, Captain Kirk decided to beam down to the surface with Spock, McCoy, and a couple of redshirts.

   • 2017 12 Monkeys s3e6 42m

     I got a look at your boss's memoirs and I couldn't help but notice I wasn't in it. How do I fit into all this?

     Maybe you don't.

     If it wasn't for me your freaks in the ropes and the face paint never would've gotten into this place to uses Jones's machine...

     The Messengers' Cycle has many moving parts. Perhaps you were the path of least resistance.

     I am not a goddamn redshirt! I have a purpose!

See also

• redskirt
• stock character on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 3

red +? shirt. From the red shirts worn by such people when on duty

Noun

redshirt (plural redshirts)

1. (US navy) A person responsible for loading and unloading weapons, artillery, and equipment from aircraft.