drop kick

Definitions

1. A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up.
   Canadian
2. An insignificant, contemptible or unfashionable person; a loser; used as a general insult.
   Australia, derogatory, slang
3. A kick to the opponent made by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.

Equivalents

3 more languages

Catalàxut de sobrebot

Cymraegcic adlam

Kurdîdrop

Examples

“‘I asked you to look⟳ after her for me, you drop-kick, not poison her.’”

“‘Of course not, you drop kick⟳,’ says Jen. “Ectoplasmic” means “like⟳ a ghost”. An ectoplasmic elephant would be invisible. So how could you see⟳ one anyway?’”

“‘[…]I′m its godfather. Darce, too, although he doesn′t know⟳ it yet, but he will when he gets back, the bludger. Geez, I hope⟳ the kid has your brown eyes, Lanse.’ Andy snorted a laugh⟳. ‘Yeah, you drop-kick. Still, it′s probably gunna need⟳ all the friends it can get⟳. So you′re on. Don′t be stingy with the presents.’”

“1933 April 22 Jumping Joe Savoldi publicity article AND ON JOE'S DROP KICK⟳ THEY DROP - !”

“Joe was unable to return⟳ to the ring⟳ after missing a flying dropkick”

“At no time did Savoldi attempt⟳ to employ⟳ the new attack that he calls "drop-kick." Once he offended the rules by using a flying tackle”

“1937 SAVOLDI'S DROP KICK⟳ Easily the most spectacular match-winner of this season is Joe Savoldi's drop kick⟳. It will be easily understood from this picture why "when they are kicked they stay⟳ kicked." After a man is stunned by the kick⟳ it is an easy matter⟳ for Savoldi to body press⟳ a fall⟳.”

“Joe Savoldi, perhaps the originator of the dropkick, used to have⟳ a glorious crop of curls”

“2008 William Shatner Shatner On His Star Trek Signature Drop Kick⟳ 2 minutes 28 seconds Official William Shatner Page okay, I'll just go out and my dropkick: raise⟳ the right hand, right leg, and then I had this flash⟳ of reality. Newton's law is equal force⟳ meets equal force⟳, whatever that thing is, everything is equal, and I realize⟳ in a dropkick when you go up in the air like⟳ that, any force⟳ you push⟳ is hardly any force⟳ at all. The reality is, a dropkick has no significance whatsoever, only on the stuntman, that reels back.”

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