kicker

See also: Kicker

English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɪkɚ/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪkə(r)

Etymology 1

kick +‎ -er

Noun

kicker (plural kickers)

  1. One who kicks.
  2. (sports) One who takes kicks.
  3. (nautical) The kicking strap.
  4. (nautical, informal) An outboard motor.
  5. (colloquial) An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.
    John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.
    Tuition is free; the kicker is that mandatory room and board costs twice as much as at other colleges.
  6. (finance) An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
  7. (poker) An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.
    Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.
  8. (journalism) The last one or two paragraphs of a story.
  9. (journalism) Synonym of lead-in (“start of photo caption”)
  10. (sports) A launch ramp.
  11. (prison slang) The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
Derived terms
  • knee kicker
Translations
journalism: the last paragraph or two of a story

Etymology 2

The southern-U.S. sense referring to a person derives from shit-kicker, referring to a cowboy with boots used to kick away cow manure.

Noun

kicker (plural kickers)

  1. (slang, Southern US) A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes, and/or philosophy.
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French

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.kœʁ/

Noun

kicker m (uncountable)

  1. (Belgium) table football, table soccer

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Etymology 2

Borrowing from English kick (“to eject from an internet forum”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.ke/

Verb

kicker

  1. (Internet) to kick; to eject (e.g. from a forum)
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