“Hospital pass”
/ˈhɒspɪtəl pɑːs/
noun · soccer
Definition
A pass so mistimed that your teammate has to receive it just as an opponent arrives at full speed. You've essentially set him up to get hit and hit hard.
Origin
Straight from 1970s rugby, where a mistimed pass left the receiver a sitting duck, about to catch the ball and get flattened, next stop the hospital. Crossed into soccer with the same idea.
Used in a sentence
"What kind of a pass was that?! That's a hospital pass. You nearly got me killed."
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