OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 25713

kicker

/ˈkɪkɚ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
giro inesperado
An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant, serving as a punchline or clincher.
John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.
Tuition is free; the kicker is that mandatory room and board costs twice as much as at other colleges.
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