dodgepot
n.— «In Scotland’s last lament, all the commentators and pundits concentrated on the dodgepot Moroccan keeper. He did indeed have many eccentricities but he pulled off the reflex save of the tournament.» —“Chris Lloyd’s World Cup bit on the side” by Chris Lloyd Northern Echo (U.K.) June 25, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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