yac
n.— «The buzzword in Ames this preseason has been “yac” —- as in “yards after catch.” Chizik calls that stat “Cyclone yards.”» —“Cyclone receivers ready to explode” by Kelly Beaton Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier (Waterloo, Iowa) Aug. 20, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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