hoofball
n.— «Whatever happened to we’ll risk losing games to win them, and what about the non set-piece factor where improved passing and ball retention (as we avoid hoofball) might actually avoid being under pressure in the first place?» —“Transfer Window” by Mark Smith BlogFootball (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, United Kingdom) Dec. 24, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
When the pressure drops in an airplane cabin and all the oxygen masks fall, pilots refer to all that equipment hanging down as a rubber jungle. This is part of a complete episode.
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