kicker

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BUT, the kicker was the way she said looking him square in the eye, (something like), "I'm not talking about that."

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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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  • If a kicker was the highest-rated player on your board in all seven rounds, would you draft one seven times?
  • But the kicker was after 3 years and selling some 5000 units at $30 each, Creative Labs came out with an inferior product for $115 and sold 47,000 units in there first month. —  Slashdot: Your Rights Online
  • BUT, the kicker was the way she said looking him square in the eye, (something like), "I'm not talking about that." —  AfterEllen.com - Because visibility matters
  • Olindo Mare made 89 percent of his field-goal attempts, including three of more than 50 yards, and while that may be great and all, if the kicker is the best thing a team has going for it, chances are it was a long year, which was certainly the case in Seattle. —  The Seattle Times
  • And, the kicker is that … they'll reportedly charge MUCH faster than lithium ion batteries, and can be recharged an infinite number of times with no degredation of performance. —  Defense Review
 

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/ˈkɪkər/
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