Verb - to accomplish nothing for a
long period of time, only to overcome failure through sheer momentary brilliance.
Variations:
To do a Wigan
To pull a Wigan
"Wigan were looking like getting relegated, but then they beat Man United and
Arsenal in the
space of 5 days. And should have beaten
Chelsea, but didn't thanks to, umm, debatable refereeing decisions."
"Yeah I went and passed the test."
"How? You spent the weeks before it getting drunk and watching TV."
"I guess I just pulled a Wigan on it."