flick header

A cut that lands with the point, often involving some whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. In foil and épée, flick attacks often start out without the ...

flick

Sports; Badminton

A quick wrist and forearm rotation, intended to surprise the opposition, because it changes a soft shot into a fast shot. This is used primarily on the serve and at the net.

flick

Sports; Table tennis

This is when a player uses their wrist to hit the ball. This does not put a lot of force behind the ball but it can put a lot of spin on the ball.

butter finger

Sports; Soccer

The term was created when a french goalie Fabian Barthez was a player. It means a goalkeeper is unreliable and makes easy errors that causes an opponent team to score with ease.

Feyenoord

Sports; Soccer

Professional football club from Rotterdam, Netherlands. Winner of 14 Dutch championships, 11 Dutch cups, the 1970 European Cup, the 1970 Club World Cup, as well as two UEFA Cups ...

tiki-taka

Sports; Soccer

Style of play in soccer, commonly associated with Barcelona, characterized by short, quick passing and high levels of possession. It is often seen as an upgraded version of Johan ...

panna

Sports; Soccer

The act of playing the ball between the opponent's legs, and remaining in possession afterwards. The British term for the move is a 'nutmeg' but panna is more widely used around ...

elastico

Sports; Soccer

Soccer dribbling move whereby, with the use of the outside of one foot, the ball is first moved outwards and then snapped inwards with the inside of the foot. Key move of ...

akka

Sports; Soccer

Soccer dribbling move and variation to the elastico dribbling move. The only difference is that the akka is performed slightly above the ground, whereas the elastico is a ground ...

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Sango

Sango is an official language of the Central African Republic. It is a creole related to Ngbandi and French. Spoken primarily in the Central African ...