Dennis Wise
n.— «Tiger Woods came unstuck yesterday when he faced what is known in golfing parlance as a Dennis Wise—a nasty little five-footer.» —“Tiger Trouble In Leicester Square” by Steve Purcell Mirror (United Kingdom) SEpt. 26, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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