Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crackback

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crack-back
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.

Example Sentences

"Mike Pereira, the league’s director of officiating, said Wade did not commit an illegal crackback block because he was blocking upfield and not back toward the ball."

Etymology

From crack + back.

Inflected Forms

crackbacks (plural)

Questions

What does crackback mean?: A block in which the blocker, positioned wide, blocks back towards where the ball was snapped.
Where does crackback come from?: From crack + back.

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