EGAVE

yips

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun plural of yip
  3. verb third-person singular simple present indicative of yip

Similar words

yelp yap jitters nerves squeals forced error bad aji stymie air-shot fault

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