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slicing

7.7

A golf shot that curves to the right for right-handed players, usually by accident

noun
/ˈslaɪsɪŋ/

Jargon

: slice

A common issue for golfers is slicing, which causes the ball to curve unexpectedly to the right.

Examples

(slicing)

October Moon (2005)
The Giro's got a nice slice on it, so we may be.
Hmmm, and wasn't it Wall St. traders who came up with the slicing and dicing stuff?

Blog text (14)
House flipping, drug money laundering, and slicing and dicing mortgages and reselling them as valuable without any independent property inspections seem to be bigger issues.

Blog text (14)
- (SLICING)

Kickboxer: Vengeance (2016)
He struggled with slicing, making it difficult to keep his shots straight on the course.
After changing his grip, he noticed a significant improvement in his slicing during matches.

Synonyms

slice

vsslicing

Jargon

5 7.5

A golf shot that curves sharply to the right for a right-handed player

occurs unintentionally as a player error rather than planned sidespin

How Curved

slicing

Jargon

7.7

slice

Jargon

5 7.5

fade

Jargon

30 7.9

Surface Forms

slicing singular

slicings plural

Morphology

slicing = slice (semi-transparent) = slice + ing

The golf sense is a metaphorical/specialized extension of 'slice' (cutting across the ball's flight) and may not be obvious to learners who only know the basic cutting meaning.

Etymology

Slicing in golf uses the same idea as slice, which means 'to cut'; a sliced shot is like the club 'cutting' the ball so it spins and curves to the right. That's why slicing describes a golf shot that moves sharply to the side.