“Golazo”

Definition

A spectacular goal. Not a tap-in, not a scrappy rebound: a goal worth standing up for. Long-range screamers, overhead kicks, solo runs.

Origin

Spanish. Take “gol” (goal), add the suffix “-azo” which supersizes anything it touches, and you get the word Spanish-language commentators reach for when an ordinary “gol” doesn’t do it justice.

Used in a sentence

“Did you see the Schjelderup golazo against England? Picked Kane’s pocket, cut inside, off the bar and in. What a golazo.”