courtcaste
/ˈkɔːtˌkɑːst/nounVerified NewThe informal hierarchy that governs pickup basketball courts, deciding who plays, who waits, and who rules.
Winners stay, regulars float up the queue, and newcomers learn the local constitution by losing to it. Every court runs a slightly different law, enforced by the players with the longest tenure.
Etym. — court + caste: status assigned at the fence, hereditary until beaten.
Rel. — pacecaste
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