Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Chiefly, an exciting part of a sporting event, particularly the final moments of a close game or season.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, informal, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Attributed to Sir Alex Ferguson, famed Scottish association football manager and former player, it implies the sound made by moving around in a plastic seat while squirming under pressure. Ferguson had said "squeeze your bum time" (that is, clenching one's buttocks under pressure) but it was misheard by journalist Kevin McCarra and the misquote stuck.
Across languages
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
