Definitions for yips
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Princeton's WordNet
yips(noun)
nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts)
"to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting"
Wiktionary
yips(Noun)
A nervous condition which prevents a sportsman from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fault.
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