What does "garryowen" mean?

A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.

What is a synonym for "garryowen"?

Common synonyms include: bomb, up and under, up and under.

Garryowen

noun

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Noun

1
A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
"England had an early opportunity with a line-out deep in French territory after a clever grubber from Foden only for Lionel Nallet to burgle back possession, and they then tore into France again as Alexis Palisson was smashed backwards after taking a garryowen and Manu Tuilagi thundered into Morgan Parra."

Synonyms

All synonyms

bomb up and under up and under

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"England had an early opportunity with a line-out deep in French territory after a clever grubber from Foden only for Lionel Nallet to burgle back possession, and they then tore into France again as Alexis Palisson was smashed backwards after taking a garryowen and Manu Tuilagi thundered into Morgan Parra."

Etymology

After the Irish Garryowen Football Club, named from Garryowen, Limerick.

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