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wrister

wrister

1 8.4
A quick ice hockey shot made by a short fast hand movement to move the puck
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : disparo de muñeca
  • He scored the winning goal with a powerful wrister from the left wing.

Examples

  • The player practiced his wrister to improve his accuracy for the next match.

  • The Colorado Springs native did the rest, ripping a long-range wrister past Rumpel.

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  • Following a slashing penalty, Dan Styrna scored his fourth of the year on a wicked wrister from the high slot to make it a 3-0 lead.

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  • Boston University outshot the Saints 17-8 in the first period and escaped the first period up 1-0 on a wicked wrister by Wade Megan at eleven minutes, 15 seconds that found the back of the net.

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  • It reminded me a little bit of Brian Dumoulin's game-winning goal against UNH at home in March of 2010, if anyone else remembers that one—a wrister through traffic that got the job done and continued the comeback.

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  • During the game, she executed a beautiful wrister that surprised the goalie.

How Powerful

slapshot
  • Specialized
2 7.2
wrister
  • Jargon
1 8.4

Surface Forms

wrister singular
wristers plural

Morphology

wrister = wrist (transparent) = wrist + er

The word is a standard suffixation from 'wrist' with agentive/instrumental '-er', referring to a shot made by wrist action.

Etymology

The word wrister comes from wrist and the ending -er, like in 'baker' where -er shows the action. It names a hockey shot made by a quick wrist flick, so the word tells you how the puck is moved.