kicker
n.— «Since Horsetooth is chock full of similar sized bass, weights will be very close between the teams. It’s the team that finds a couple of “kickers” (bass fishing lingo for “big uns,” which is bass fishing lingo for much larger than average bass) that will take home the dough.» —“12-hour bass fishing tournament tests anglers’skill and grit” by Chad LaChance Coloradoan (Fort Collins, Colorado) August 5, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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