bore draw

English

Alternative forms

• bore-draw

Etymology

From the notion that a scoreless draw is boring to watch.

Noun

bore draw (plural bore draws)

1. (soccer) A draw in which neither team scores, i.e. the game ends 0–0.
   • 2018 August 7, Tom Barclay, “KANTE BELIEVE IT Chelsea 0 Lyon 0 (5-4 pens): Eden Hazard and N’Golo Kante return as Rob Green makes Blues debut in goal”, in The Sun‎^[1]:

     "ROB GREEN was the hero as his penalty save allowed returning Eden Hazard to settle this bore draw in a shootout."

2. (soccer, rarely) A draw in which both teams score but it is considered a boring game to watch.

See also

• score draw

Anagrams

• bareword, drawbore, wardrobe