Kicker

See also: kicker

German

Etymology

After the name of Swiss company Kicker which built foosball devices which were popular in Germany.

Noun

Kicker m (genitive Kickers, plural Kicker, feminine Kickerin)

  1. foosball (esp. Canada and the US), table football, table soccer
  2. foosball table
  3. (soccer) footballer, football player, soccer player (male or of unspecified sex) (colloquial)
  4. placekicker (American and Canadian football) (male or of unspecified sex)

Synonyms

  • (foosball table) Kickertisch, Fußballtisch
  • (foosball) Jöggeli (colloquial, Switzerland), Tischfußball

Further reading

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