hoof ball
n.— «Megsons defensive tactics were depressing to watch, with hoof ball being the run of the day. The only time we played attacking, passing football we scored.…I am unhappy with 3-5-fecking-2. It doesn’t work and results in a hoof ball game of panic kicking to “get rid.”…All there is is panic and hoofing the ball up field, either back to the opposition or out for a throw.…Am I happy with Megson? Nope. Not at all. More defensively minded hoof-ball.» —“Taylor bags a brace to send us flying” by Alex Trent End Talk (Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, United Kingdom) Nov. 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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