sclaff

A noun referring to a poor golf stroke where the club head strikes the ground before making contact with the ball.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant un mauvais coup au golf où la tête du club touche le sol avant de heurter la balle.

1. Poor golf stroke C2 informal sport

   A golf stroke where the club head strikes the ground before making contact with the ball, resulting in a poor shot.

   • His sclaff sent the ball only a few yards down the fairway.
   • The amateur golfer was frustrated by his repeated sclaffs.
   • A sclaff often leaves a noticeable divot on the turf.

   🇫🇷Coup de golf raté (frappe du sol avant la balle)

   Synonymes: chunkduff

An obsolete verb meaning to strike or slap, especially with the open hand or a flat object.

• 🇫🇷Verbe vieilli signifiant frapper ou donner une claque, surtout avec la paume de la main ou un objet plat.

1. Strike the ground before the ball C2 formal sport

   To hit the ground with the club before striking the golf ball, resulting in a poor shot.

   • He sclaffed the ball, sending it only a few yards.
   • The golfer sclaffed his shot, scraping the turf.
   • She sclaffed the ground in frustration after missing the putt.

   🇫🇷Frapper le sol avant la balle

   Synonymes: chunkdufffatthick

2. Strike the ground C2 formal sport

   To hit or scrape the ground, especially in golf, as part of a faulty swing.

   • The player sclaffed the turf with his club.
   • He sclaffed the ground instead of making clean contact with the ball.
   • The caddie noticed the golfer sclaffed the earth on his backswing.

   🇫🇷Frapper le sol

   Synonymes: draggrazescrapescuff

• sclaffed past participle
• sclaffed past simple
• sclaffing present participle
• sclaffs third person singular