fizzer
Britishnoun
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anything that fizzes
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slang a person or thing that disappoints, fails to succeed, etc
the horse proved to be a fizzer
Example Sentences
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Then Ronaldo has a go; it’s a low fizzer, but met by Szczesny.
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2016
Dzeko reaches the byline and pearls a low fizzer into the Irish six-yard box.
From The Guardian • Nov. 13, 2015
Azerbaijan are giving as good as they’re getting, too: Afran Ismayilov embarked on a speed-sashay down the right, and his low fizzer towards the near post was gathered by Nyland.
From The Guardian • Jun. 12, 2015
There was that moment of magic from Neymar after just three minutes of the opening game, there was that Pirlo free-kick, that fizzer from Forlan and a curler from Cavani.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2013
Why, this might be a poor old leaky canoe as wasn’t safe, and all the time it’s a fizzer.
From Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy by Overend, William Heysham
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