kicker

English

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Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪkə(r)

Etymology

to kick + -er

The southern-U.S. sense referring to a person derives from shit-kicker, referring to a cowboy with boots used to kick away cow manure.

Noun

kicker (plural kickers)

1. One who kicks.
2. (sports) One who takes kicks.
3. (nautical) The kicking strap.
4. (nautical, informal) An outboard motor.
5. (colloquial) An unexpected situation or detail.

   John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.

6. (finance) An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
7. (poker) An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.

   Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.

8. (slang, southern US) A particular type of resident of Texas who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy.
9. (journalism) The last paragraph or two of a story.

Translations

one who kicks

• Finnish: potkija (fi)

sports: one who takes kicks

nautical: kicking strap — see kicking strap

nautical, informal: outboard motor

• Finnish: perätuuppari (fi)

colloquial: unexpected situation or detail

• Finnish: juju (fi)

finance: enticement for investors

• Finnish: porkkana (fi), houkutin (fi)

poker: unpaired card in a poker hand

• Finnish: hai (fi)

slang: particular type of resident of Texas

journalism: the last paragraph or two of a story

• Finnish: lopetus (fi)

Anagrams

• rekick

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French

Noun

kicker m (uncountable)

1. (Belgium) table football, table soccer

Synonyms

• babyfoot
• baby-foot
• football de table