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Meaning:

Noun:

  • British a very visible mistake (with reverberating consequences); an attention-getting faux pas; a jarring error.
  • An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.
  • Australian rules football A mistake made by a player, counted in the game statistics; the official description is "errors including frees against".

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