Back pass
noun
(soccer) a deliberate p-ss backwards to the goalkeeper
historical examples
hands behind the back p-ss the ball round and round, and the girl inside the ring tries to find it.
jamaican song and story walter jekyll
wigs in three divisions of loops at the back p-ss by, wigs in long queues, wigs in back and side bobs.
english costume dion clayton calthrop
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