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.
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Turn predicted/probable success into a massive failure. Inspired by the 2015-2016 season of Hibernian FC.
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To snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
Spectacular failure
To snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
Spectacular failure
The team were winning 4-2 against their fiercest rivals with only added time to go. There was no way they couldn’t win this now but then they ‘hibsed it’ and let in 2 late goals to only draw.
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They will venerate the grittiness and authenticity of the area whilst eating a Guatamalan bean burger washed down with £5 pints of Swedish organic cider in a bar called something cute like the Purple Tulip.
They may also take a vague interest in their local football team Hibernian so as to look like genuine Leithers.
They will venerate the grittiness and authenticity of the area whilst eating a Guatamalan bean burger washed down with £5 pints of Swedish organic cider in a bar called something cute like the Purple Tulip.
They may also take a vague interest in their local football team Hibernian so as to look like genuine Leithers.
I was asked to leave the Alpine Ale Barn for falling asleep last night . Fuck them, it's just all these Hibsters that drink in there. A fiver a fucking pint anyway!
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