second string
See also: second-string
English
Noun
second string (plural second strings)
- (sports) A unit of players which is considered to have a secondary level of talent and which usually plays after the first string.
Synonyms
- junior varsity
Adjective
second string
- (idiomatic) Not as good; of a lower quality or condition.
- I got a new pair of shoes, so I think I'll use the old, second string pair in my garden.