The act of copying someone's technique or moves in sports to enhance your own performance. athletic skill, athlete, basketball, football, baseball, hockey, NCAA, NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college sports, professional sports, star athlete, cultural appropriation
I saw you pull that triple crossover, you faked that guy out of his shoes. I got that from you after I saw your last game. Hey that's athletic appropriation, but that's okay-I got mad skills.
by joecoolthefool September 8, 2016
Get the Athletic appropriationmug. The tendency of kids who grew up playing a competitive sport and then retired in their teens to tryhard video games, have a good sense of momentum, timing, and intuitive controls, be prone to careers requiring more discipline, and being used to regiment/feeling lost without rigid schedules or structure.
"Hey, why is John so good at timing his jumps in Mario Kart 7?"
"Oh, that's just the child athlete effect. He did competitive gymnastics for 7 years before quitting."
"Oh, that's just the child athlete effect. He did competitive gymnastics for 7 years before quitting."
by Cry_onis September 5, 2021
Get the child athlete effectmug. by Athlete dick May 13, 2018
Get the Athletes dickmug. 
Kid throws his dad a basketball
Random woman: That child is gonna be a pro athlete
*Gets gets the ball aggressive swung at his face
Random woman: That child is gonna be a pro athlete
*Gets gets the ball aggressive swung at his face
by Hebrew122 November 1, 2021
Get the That child is gonna be a pro athletemug. Being the most an athletic guy in elementary school or something meant that you were one of the popular boys, and every other guy wants to be you friend.
Did you see Chad do a 1 mile sprint? - Sam
Yeah, I wanna be his friend so badly man.- Jadiel
He is also The most athletic guy in school right now.. - Garfield
Yeah, I wanna be his friend so badly man.- Jadiel
He is also The most athletic guy in school right now.. - Garfield
by EpixxPerson March 19, 2022
Get the The most athletic guy in schoolmug. A Place where students take Instagram story photos infront of a school restroom mirror and the Athletes harrassing the special kids
by CocofofoRohoMaho22 January 14, 2022
Get the Trifling Athletesmug.