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yips

Speech parts

1. yips - Noun

2. yips - Verb

Meaning

yips (uncountable)

(informal) A nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fault.

yips

plural of yip

yips

third-person singular simple present indicative of yip

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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After Cutting seemed to get the yips as long-snapper, he was cut loose in favor of DePaola, who looks set to keep the job into next season. Source: Internet

Groups of five to six loons continually came into view, often after we first heard their telltale yips. Source: Internet

The only chaps to ever give old Don the yips. Source: Internet

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