When a player tricks an opponent and taps the ball through his open legs in England we say that he was 'nutmegged'. What is the origin of this use of the word? what is the connetion between that football trick and the aromatic spice from the far east called nutmeg??
2007-02-22 07:27:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ English Football
The verb 'nutmegged' arose in 1870's Victorian era slang. It came to be known as someone who was tricked or deceived especially in a manner that made them look foolish. The word arose because of a practice commonly used during nutmeg shipments between The United States of America and Britain. Nutmegs were a valuable commodity and exporters would regularly place wooden replicas in the ships to England to make up the weight. To be 'nutmegged' implied stupidity on the part of the receiver.
2007-02-22 07:37:40 · answer #1 · answered by Xan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't really know but my guess would be that the ball resembles the nutmeg and the legs are the outer shell, mace. So being nutmegged is placing the inner shell through the outer.
2007-02-22 07:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by fresca 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because nutmeg got a bitter sweet taste, if a player get nutmeg it's like bitter sweet, you see the ball going through your leg but there is nothing you can do about it, it's so fast.
2007-02-22 07:40:24 · answer #3 · answered by celi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because nutmegs are split through the middle?
and another thing people call it is through the Wickets
2007-02-22 08:29:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dont know either. In Malaysia when that happens we all shout Ole! like in the Nike commersial.
2007-02-22 12:18:29 · answer #5 · answered by Nanook~Maybe I need a longer Name?~ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋