choker
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- noun
- /ˈtʃoʊkər/
- Offensive
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fallón
- A juicer, a choker, an MVP, and a bad teammate are all labels that have been affixed to him.
So having those mental skills, like for a long time, the All Blacks didn't want to admit to ourselves that we were chokers at World Cup.
- So having those mental skills, like for a long time, the All Blacks didn't want to admit to ourselves that we were chokers at World Cup.
Examples
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Chrissy, we talked about Colt's reputation in the past... as a choker when it comes to big points.
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But before the "Brady's a choker!" train gets any momentum, I'd like to insert a word of reason.
Blog text (22) -
Always a choker, the first time out.
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I think you're a choker.
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Setting a choker took nerve and reflexes.
Fiction book (2000) -
He's still a choker when it counts.
Blog text (31) -
Far from being chokers, the Patriots have been among the best closers in the league over the last decade.
Blog text (22) -
Anytime an athlete fails at something we can imagine ourselves doing, we label them chokers.
Blog text (30) -
So having those mental skills, like for a long time, the All Blacks didn't want to admit to ourselves that we were chokers at World Cup.
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Despite his talent, he became a choker when it mattered most in the championship finals.
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Etymology
The slang sense of choker for someone who fails comes from choke 'to fail because you are nervous' plus -er 'one who does'. A helpful way to remember this is to imagine your throat closing when you are nervous, which makes you stop performing under pressure.