scissor kick

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scissor kick (plural scissor kicks)

  1. (soccer) A bicycle kick.
    • 2023 November 11, Matthew Howarth, “Arsenal 3-1 Burnley”, in BBC Sport:
      There were few complains[complaints] from Arteta or his players when Vieira was dismissed for a reckless challenge on Brownhill, but Zinchenko's scissor kick nine minutes earlier had all but ended Burnley's hopes of salvaging a point.
  2. (swimming) A leg movement in which the legs are separated and brought together with a snap.

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