Etymology

El Sackico

Today it means: A match between two underperforming football clubs, after which the manager of the losing side is at risk of being sacked. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of El Clásico (“a match between rival teams FC Barcelona and Real Madrid”) + sack (“to fire”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.