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yips

uncommon informal

noun

1.

nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)

  • “to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting”

Origin

Coined by Scottish-American professional golfer Tommy Armour in 1927.

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