name
Meaning 1
plural of Yip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
yips
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wobbles
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
plural of yip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of yip
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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noun
Meaning 5
nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tension, tenseness, stress
History
Etymology
Coined by Scottish-American professional golfer Tommy Armour in 1927.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Yips — a nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly
- Japanese: イップス (ippusu) — a nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly
- Korean: 입스 (ipseu) — a nervous condition which prevents a sportsperson from playing properly