All-pro
all-pro
adjective
Of first quality; blue-ribbon; stellar: an all-pro team of Washington super-lobbyists
[fr the annual designation of certain professional football players to the putative team of the best]
Contemporary Examples
Of course, life for these all all-pro apologists has gotten a bit more uncomfortable in the past few days.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football? Steve Almond September 10, 2014
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