drop kick
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[edit] Noun
drop kick (plural drop kicks)
- (Australian rules football, rugby) A kick made by dropping the ball on the ground and kicking it as it bounces up. Now gone from the game, replaced by the drop punt.
- (American football) A kick made by dropping the ball to the ground and kicking it after it bounces. A field goal or point after touchdown may be scored off a drop kick. Contrast punt.
- (Australian, colloquial, derogatory) A person of less than "no account"; a contemptible or unfashionable person; a loser.
