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English
Etymology
Attributed to Sir Alex Ferguson, famed Scottish association football manager and former player, it implies the sound made by moving around in a plastic seat while squirming under pressure. Ferguson had said "squeeze your bum time" (that is, clenching one's buttocks under pressure) but it was misheard by journalist Kevin McCarra and the misquote stuck.
Noun
squeaky bum time (uncountable)
- (informal, chiefly UK) Chiefly, an exciting part of a sporting event, particularly the final moments of a close game or season.
2003 March 18, “Fergie just can't stop playing his mind games”, in Daily Express, page 62:"It's getting tickly now - squeaky-bum time, I call it."
Translations
exciting part of a sport event
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