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A nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properlyA nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fault.
Meaning
1 senses(informal, uncountable)A nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fault.
Yips
More definitions
- nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
Translations
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a nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly:
Origin
Coined by Scottish-American professional golfer Tommy Armour in 1927.Coined by Scottish-American professional golfer Tommy Armour in 1927.
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2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable