In sport - To fall at the final hurdle. To snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. To go on a bad run of results just when you are a stick-on for winning the league.
Derived from Hibernian Football Club's (wee team in Edinburgh) unerring ability to shoot themselves in the foot. An example being the Scottish Championship/ Premiership playoff final in season 2013/14. Hibernian 2-0 up and cruising from their away tie at Hamilton then contrived to lose the home leg 0-2 and lose the tie on penalies. Hilarious stuff.
Derived from Hibernian Football Club's (wee team in Edinburgh) unerring ability to shoot themselves in the foot. An example being the Scottish Championship/ Premiership playoff final in season 2013/14. Hibernian 2-0 up and cruising from their away tie at Hamilton then contrived to lose the home leg 0-2 and lose the tie on penalies. Hilarious stuff.
by Bigus June 6, 2016
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