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nounSynonym of rainbow kick.
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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