hat tricks

Three consecutive scores

A hat trick is three successes by one person in a single event—originally three goals by a hockey player in one game, or three wickets by a bowler on consecutive balls in cricket.

The term extends to any trio of achievements: She pulled off a hat trick, winning gold in all three events.

The origin involves literal hats awarded to cricketers.

Related

three goals · net · accomplishment · puck · hockey rink · Wayne Gretzky · achievement · three · victory · prestidigitation · hockey · treble · triumph · stick · feat · soccer · game ball · toss

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Opposites
scoring frequency

hat tricksshutouts

Victories allowing no scores

blanks · goose eggs · nil · zeroes · draws a blank

performance quality

hat tricksown goals

Scores against your team

whiffs · futility · slumps · chokes · busts

offensive success vs failure

hat trickscollar

Neck encirclement

no-shows · duds · whiffs

Family

trick, hat, tricky, tricks, hats, hatted, hatter, hat trick

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Rated G