back of the net

English

Etymology

From the position of the ball when a goal is scored in football.

Interjection

back of the net

  1. (Britain, colloquial) Often smug expression of triumph or happiness.
    • 2002, I'm Alan Partridge:
      Alan Partridge: My girlfriend's thirty-three. I'm forty-seven. She's fourteen years younger than me. Back of the net!
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