THE YIPS

Meaning of THE YIPS in English

informal extreme nervousness causing a golfer to miss easy putts.

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YIPS — noun plural Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1962 a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (as a golfer) in the …
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YIPS — noun plural Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1962 : a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (as a golfer) in …
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YIPS — ■ plural noun ( the ~ ) informal extreme nervousness causing a golfer to miss easy putts. Origin 1960s: of …
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YIPS — [yips] n pl [origin unknown] (1962): a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (as a golfer) in the performance …
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YIP — I. ˈyip verb ( yipped ; yipped ; yipping ; yips ) Etymology: imitative intransitive verb 1. a. : to …
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YIP — yip BrE AmE jɪp ▷ yipped jɪpt ▷ yipping ˈjɪp ɪŋ ▷ yips jɪps
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YIP — ( yips, yipping, yipped) If a dog or other animal yips , it gives a sudden short cry, often because …
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SHAKE — n. 25B6; verb the whole building shook : VIBRATE, tremble, quiver, quake, shiver, shudder, judder, jiggle, wobble, rock, sway; convulse. …
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