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Kick-off

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

    "The atmosphere at Upton Park before kick-off reflected the palpable tension surrounding the club right now"

  2. 2
    The opening sequence of any event. broadly

    "Duffy, 26, began a campaign for the 9th Suffolk district […] The crowd of approximately 50 people at his kickoff party was overwhelming composed of other young, white gay men."

  3. 3
    The opening sequence of notes in a song, usually played by the song's main instrument, to indicate the beginning of the song.

Etymology

Deverbal from kick off.

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