Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

army golf

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: army -golf
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The situation when a player is spraying the golf ball all over the golf course in different directions.

Derogatory; Humorous; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I play army golf; right, left, right, left from one side of the course to the other. More than I would like, I hit the ball into shrubs or trees rather than into the generous mowed areas of grass."

Etymology

The term stems from the army marching cadence: left-right-left. In other words, a golfer hits one shot to the left, the next to the right, and very few of them straight.

Usage

Questions

What does army golf mean?: The situation when a player is spraying the golf ball all over the golf course in different directions.
Where does army golf come from?: The term stems from the army marching cadence: left-right-left. In other words, a golfer hits one shot to the left, the next to the right, and very few of them straight.

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