megged
Ball between legs
Megged means nutmegged—when a ball is kicked or passed between an opponent's legs in soccer or other sports.
It's a moment of skill that embarrasses the defender: He megged the goalkeeper and walked it in.
The term has spread beyond sports to describe any act of making someone look foolish through clever maneuvering.
Ball passed through legs
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- dribbleLeak in drops
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- trickDeliberate deception
feint · footwork · flair · humiliation · showboat · sombrero · rainbow · stepover
Made to feel worthless
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- mortifiedIntensely embarrassed
- ridiculedSubjected to contemptuous laughter
mocked · belittled · disgraced · burned · schooled · owned · clowned · exposed
Having lost a contest
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
- outplayedDefeated through better play
- outdoneBeaten in performance
outwitted · outmaneuvered · defeated · dominated · dismantled · wrong-footed
nutmegged
Ball passed through legs
trick · feint · footwork · flair · humiliation · showboat · sombrero · rainbow · stepover · roulette
humiliated
Made to feel worthless
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- shamedMade to feel disgrace
- mortifiedIntensely embarrassed
ridiculed · mocked · belittled · disgraced · burned · schooled · owned · clowned · exposed · foolish
beaten
Having lost a contest
- bestedOvercame in a contest
- outclassedBeaten by superior competition
- outplayedDefeated through better play
outdone · outwitted · outmaneuvered · defeated · dominated · dismantled · wrong-footed
meggedembarrassed
Self-consciously uncomfortable
humiliated · schooled · exposed · caught out · shown up