Goalkeep

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A goalkeeper or goaltender. colloquial
Verb
  1. 1
    To goaltend. intransitive

    "By rights I ought to have been lolling in bed this morning, but Nancy was ill and I had to goalkeep for the Second."

Synonyms

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goaliegoaltend

Example

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"By rights I ought to have been lolling in bed this morning, but Nancy was ill and I had to goalkeep for the Second."

Etymology

From goal + keep.

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