miskick

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/ˈmɪskɪk//mɪsˈkɪk/

noun

A bad kick.

“The shot went wide of a post after a miskick from Sayers.”

OriginEnglish kick ← Middle English mys- ← Old English mis- →
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Meanings

nounmiskick (plural miskicks)

plural miskicks

  1. hobbiesA bad kick.

    The shot went wide of a post after a miskick from Sayers.

verbmiskick (third-person singular simple present miskicks, present participle miskicking, simple past and past participle miskicked)

present singular third person miskicks · participle present miskicking · participle past miskicked · past miskicked

  1. transitiveTo kick incorrectly or badly.

    Although Petey miskicked the ball, he still managed to score a goal.

    1 more example

    Crouch had earlier hopelessly miskicked an excellent volleyed chance from eight yards out after a delightful Pennant cross.

    2011 October 15, Owen Phillips, “Stoke 2 - 0 Fulham”, in BBC Sport

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meyth₂-
  3. Proto-Germanic*missaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*missa-
  5. Proto-West Germanic*missa-
  6. Old Englishmis-
  7. Middle Englishmys-
  8. Englishmis-
  9. Englishkick
  10. Englishmiskick

From mis- + kick.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with miskick

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Cite this entry
APA

miskick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miskick

MLA

“miskick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miskick. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miskick,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miskick.

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