Meanings
nounNatmeg (plural Natmegs)
plural Natmegs
- slangball gamesA shot where the batsman plays the ball between their own legs into the leg side.
Just as the World Cup did more to raise the profile of women's cricket than years of hard graft by those before it, the Natmeg elevated Sciver on to a platform almost overnight.
2018, Lawrence Booth, The Shorter Wisden 2018
Origin
Blend of Nat + nutmeg, named after Nat (Natalie) Sciver-Brunt, who popularized the shot. A nutmeg is a somewhat similar move in football.
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APA
Natmeg. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Natmeg
MLA
“Natmeg.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Natmeg. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Natmeg,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Natmeg.
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