king hit

king hit
 n.— «A remorseful Barry Hall apologised to the game for the brutal punch that earned him a seven-match suspension last night.…The burly Swans” forward told the AFL Tribunal he was “sorry” and “very remorseful” for his crude king-hit in the first quarter on Saturday night.» —“Barry Hall takes his ban on chin” by Bruce Matthews Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) Apr. 16, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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