dropkick
dropkick Lexical Profile
dropkick Game Scores & Validity
• noun
In rugby and gridiron football, a kick made by dropping the ball and kicking it just as it bounces off the ground.
"The fly-half scored three points with a well-timed dropkick from forty meters out."
In professional wrestling and martial arts, an attacking maneuver in which a combatant jumps up and kicks an opponent with the soles of both feet simultaneously before falling to the mat.
"The wrestler executed a high-flying dropkick from the top rope to win the match."
Australian A foolish, incompetent, or contemptible person (also used in New Zealand slang).
"He refused to lend his car to that complete dropkick down the street."
• verb
To kick a ball just as it rebounds from the ground after being dropped from the hands.
"With seconds remaining on the clock, the player decided to dropkick the ball through the uprights."
To leap into the air and strike a person or object with both feet simultaneously.
"In the action movie, the stuntman had to dropkick the villain through a glass window."
Word Nuance & Usage
In Australian and New Zealand slang, 'dropkick' is a derogatory rhyming slang term (short for 'dropkick and punt') used to describe an incompetent or contemptible person.