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back of the net

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English

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Etymology

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From the position of the ball when a goal is scored in football.

Interjection

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back of the net

  1. (British, colloquial) A smug expression of triumph or happiness.
    • 2002, I'm Alan Partridge:
      Alan Partridge: My girlfriend's thirty-three. I'm forty-seven. She's fourteen years younger than me. Back of the net!

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