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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Ibe’s got space in the box, and looks for Lallana in the middle with a low fizzer.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 13, 2016
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
Indeed, Sweden could easily have nicked the win, Roland Sandberg fluffing a close-range shot on 81 minutes, Edstrom’s low fizzer being hacked away by a panicked Haan four minutes later.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 11, 2014
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
He says that he would rather have this recollection on his mind now, than the "fizzer" on his head at the time.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by George Newnes
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