Route-one
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Pertaining to route one football.
"But the Warlington midfield surrounded Ben, making a square ball to Lee on the left his only real option unless he went for a route one hit-and-hope. But Ben just wasn't a route one kind of player"
- 2 Direct, basic, unsubtle, brute force. UK, slang
"They were blindingly primitive, powered by Clark's anti-jazz drums, relentless two-note saxophone and Mike Smith's raw bellowed vocals. Unlike the early-sixties Spurs team that Clark watched from the terraces, this was route-one stuff."
Synonyms
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More examples"But the Warlington midfield surrounded Ben, making a square ball to Lee on the left his only real option unless he went for a route one hit-and-hope. But Ben just wasn't a route one kind of player"
Etymology
From route one football, a very direct association football strategy.
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