English

Noun

banana shot ‎(plural banana shots)

1. (sports) A shot with a ball sent on a curved banana-shaped trajectory.
   • 2002, Andrew Collins, Guild of Honor, page 53, ISBN 1403371490.

     He played the fading, low-banana shot as planned, and the ball whistled left of the oak tree and between the pines.

   • 2006, Richard Witzig, The Global Art of Soccer, page 247, ISBN 0977668800.

     [...]Bernd Schneider closed the scoring in injury-time with a 23 meter free-kick banana shot into the upper-right corner.

   • Wilson Orhiunu, Love Letters, page 85, ISBN 1438969015.

     2009, No one squealed, even though all saw Andrew unleash his poor imitation of a Brazilian Banana shot forty-five degrees away from its intended target.

Related terms

• banana kick