garryowen

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noun

A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.

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Meanings

noungarryowen (plural garryowens)

plural garryowens

  1. rugby unionA high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
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    England had an early opportunity with a line-out deep in French territory after a clever grubber from Foden only for Lionel Nallet to burgle back possession, and they then tore into France again as Alexis Palisson was smashed backwards after taking a garryowen and Manu Tuilagi thundered into Morgan Parra.

    2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 12-19 France

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bombup and under

Origin

After the Irish Garryowen Football Club, named from Garryowen, Limerick.

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APA

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

MLA

“garryowen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garryowen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “garryowen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/garryowen.

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