- yips
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noun plural
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1962
a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (as a golfer) in the performance of a crucial action <had a bad case of the yips on short putts>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
yips
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Yips — Yips, or The yips is an expression describing an apparently baseless sudden loss of ability in one of a number of different sports.Professional or leading amateur sportsmen affected by the Yips sometimes recover their ability, sometimes… … Wikipedia
yips — [yips] pl.n. 〚< ?〛 Informal a tense, nervous feeling affecting a golfer s ability to putt smoothly and effectively: with the * * * yips (yĭps) pl.n. Nervousness or tension that causes an athlete to fail to perform effectively, especially in… … Universalium
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yips — [yips] pl.n. [< ?] Informal a tense, nervous feeling affecting a golfer s ability to putt smoothly and effectively: with the … English World dictionary
Yips — Dans le golf, un yips est un mouvement inconscient qui se produit lors du put. Le terme yips a été popularisé par Tommy Armour un champion de golf devenu depuis professeur de golf pour expliquer les difficultés qui l ont poussé à abandonner la… … Wikipédia en Français
Yips — Unter Yips versteht man vor allem bei Golfern auftretende plötzliche unwillkürliche, ruckartige Muskelzuckungen, die insbesondere beim Putten auftreten.[1] Betroffen sind vor allem sehr gute Amateur Golfer (Handicap unter 12) und Profis. Yips… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Yips — Yịps, der; , [engl. yips (Pl.), H. u.] (Golf Jargon): (wohl mental bedingtes) Zittern, Jucken, das beim Golfen, bes. beim Putten auftritt. * * * Yịps, der; , [engl. yips (Pl.), H. u.] (Golf Jargon): (wohl mental bedingtes) Zittern, Jucken, das… … Universal-Lexikon
Yips — pl n 1. (originally) nervousness which can cause a golfer to miss an easy putt: a case of the yips ; 2. similar complaint affecting any person playing a sport … Dictionary of Australian slang
yips — Australian Slang pl n 1. (originally) nervousness which can cause a golfer to miss an easy putt: a case of the yips ; 2. similar complaint affecting any person playing a sport … English dialects glossary
yips — plural noun (the yips) informal extreme nervousness causing a golfer to miss easy putts. Origin 1960s: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
