Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Nervousness or tension that causes an athlete to fail to perform effectively, especially in missing short putts in golf.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun informal A nervous condition which prevents a
sportsman fromplaying properly; especially a condition which causes agolfer to miss an easyputt , or a tennis player to serve adouble fault . - noun Plural form of
yip . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
yip .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Most of us have heard the term yips in sports before, but what are they exactly?
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Most of us have heard the term yips in sports before, but what are they exactly?
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Most of us have heard the term yips in sports before, but what are they exactly?
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Paddock is a craven Hyena to frightened to approach the Leonine beast except by cowardly yips from a safe distance.
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Paddock is a craven Hyena to frightened to approach the Leonine beast except by cowardly yips from a safe distance.
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Paddock is a craven Hyena to frightened to approach the Leonine beast except by cowardly yips from a safe distance.
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"Historically, most of the people who use long putters or belly putters are golfers who have mental demons—I hate to use the 'Y' word for that dreaded affliction known as the yips—or maybe have trouble bending over because of some physical ailment," said Mike Davis, the USGA's executive director, in an interview.
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Unfortunately this left with him with what golfers call the yips, or perhaps the tweeps.
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What wondrous words would we hear in place of little "yips" and "grrrs"?
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What wondrous words would we hear in place of little "yips" and "grrrs"?
john commented on the word yips
"Target panic is akin to the “yips�? in baseball and golf, when accomplished athletes can no longer make a simple throw to first base or stroke an easy putt."
The New York Times, The Secret Curse of Expert Archers, by Katie Thomas, August 1, 2008
August 1, 2008