Nutmegging and how to be gracious

Jul 16, 2009 14:20

Someone on RSC mentioned Ponting being "nutmegged" on day 1 of the 2nd Ashes test. Being unfamiliar with this term, I Googled it, and apparently it means having the ball go between your legs. I imagine this is primarily a soccer term; although the Wikipedia article mentions hockey too, I've never heard it used in that context, although it ( Read more... )

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hector31 July 17 2009, 03:23:08 UTC
There's a lot of nutmegging in Connecticut, you know, when they're not antiquing or whatever.

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boshvark July 17 2009, 23:56:47 UTC
When hacky-sacking with cow-orkers, we always call it a five-hole. Wow, that sentence was hyper-hyphenated. Anyway, I bet you already know all about the five-hole.

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