kicker

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But the kicker is the show -- and you saw it -- is so elaborate and took so much equipment et cetera to even haul it around that they're barely breaking even.

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  1. noun One that kicks: a soccer player who was an excellent kicker.
  2. noun Informal A sudden, surprising turn of events or ending; a twist.
  3. noun Informal A tricky or concealed condition; a pitfall: "The kicker is that the relationship of guide and seeker gets all mixed up with a confusing male-female attachment” (Gail Sheehy).
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  • But the kicker is the show -- and you saw it -- is so elaborate and took so much equipment et cetera to even haul it around that they're barely breaking even. —  CNN Transcript Dec 16, 2009
  • Marking on the lead and an ability to play present up to the kicker are assets. —  AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories
  • His marking on the lead and his ability to present up to the kicker are assets. —  AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories
  • LAFFEY: They make -- they work one hour a day, $45 in cash, complete free health care, dental, paid holidays, sick time and the kicker is they collect unemployment on the summertime on the city's dime. —  CNN Transcript Sep 5, 2003
  • LESLIE SANCHEZ, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST: Ice the kicker is about the extent of my, you know, sports analogy (INAUDIBLE) but I will say this is about race and gender, and to walk away from that or to make light of it really kind of misses the point. —  CNN Transcript May 20, 2008
 

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