Kicker
Definition of Kicker
Kick´er | n. | 1. | One who, or that which, kicks. | | 2. | A fact, condition, or circumstance, sometimes concealed or not obvious, which reduces or eliminates the benefit of an apparently advantageous situation; a joker{5}; as, under the Soviet system, bread was good and cheap, but the kicker was that you waited in line for hours to get any, if it was available. | | 3. | An unforeseen added expense or additional cost; as, the printer was cheap, but the special paper it needed was an expensive kicker. |
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