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yips
[yips]
plural noun
the sudden and unexplained loss of a motor skill used in a sport, as with a smooth golf swing reduced to a stuttering one, experienced by athletes who had previously mastered the required movements.
yips
/ jɪps /
plural noun
informal, (in sport, originally esp golf) nervous twitching or tension that destroys concentration and spoils performance
Word History and Origins
Origin of yips1
Word History and Origins
Origin of yips1
Example Sentences
“God, it’s been so much fun,” she says as her French bulldog, Banksy, yips at her feet.
Bernhard Langer, playing in his final Masters this week, overcame battles with the yips and became one of the greatest senior golfers of all-time.
“I’ve had the yips on four different occasions. It seems like every seven years for some reason, just not lately, thank goodness.”
Brooklyn Moors battled a classic case of the yips.
A case of the “twisties” has been compared to the so-called “yips,” which can happen in baseball and golf and was famously depicted in the Apple TV+ show "Ted Lasso."
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