Ardiles flick

noun

Synonym of rainbow kick.

Meanings

nounArdiles flick (plural Ardiles flicks)

plural Ardiles flicks

  1. ball gamesSynonym of rainbow kick.

    Synonyms: rainbow kick

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of rainbow kick.

Also see

Origin

From the Argentine football player Osvaldo Ardiles, who performs the trick in a famous scene as a character in the 1981 film Escape to Victory.

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Ardiles flick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ardiles%20flick

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“Ardiles flick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ardiles%20flick. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ardiles flick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ardiles%20flick.

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