Talk:line-licker

RFV discussion: August–September 2018
This word is used by tennis commenters sometimes. Is it attestable? Per utramque cavernam 18:05, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
 * All I could find was [this] (search on the page for "line licker"). Kiwima (talk) 00:01, 28 August 2018 (UTC)


 * What is the meaning? I would assume it might be a ball that lands very close to a "line" on the court (so that it's hard to tell whether it's "in" or "out") but I know almost nothing about tennis. It sounds idiomatic if you can cite it; "licker" is not usually used to describe something at a short distance. Equinox ◑ 00:04, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Compare with, which omits to say how the term arose. DonnanZ (talk) 10:13, 28 August 2018 (UTC)
 * "Licker" was probably chosen because of alliteration. Chuck Entz (talk) 13:43, 28 August 2018 (UTC)

RFV-failed -- Not enough citations found, and those that were found were not on permanently archived sources. Kiwima (talk) 23:43, 29 September 2018 (UTC)