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Jacobellis

To embarassingly sabatoge one's own chance at success moments before acheivement by becoming overly confident and showing off. Derived from U.S. snowboarder Lindsay Jacobellis' tumble at the 2006 Olympics.
Jimmy pulled a major Jacobellis the other day. He was almost at the finish line for the 400 meter, then he started dancing, and tripped. The other runners stepped on him, and he came in last. Poor Jimmy.
Jacobellis by WestCoastLisa March 1, 2006
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Jacobellis

Pronunciation: JAKE-uh-BELL-is

Function: Verb

Dates: 2006, 2010

1. To cost oneself athletic glory and sentence oneself to a lifetime of smarmy people using surname as a verb, esp. through youthfully hubristic hot-dogging.

2. To spin out and end an Olympic Games in disappointment.

Synonyms: Van de Velde.
duh............ not again................ you Jacobellis....................
Jacobellis by XR4ti February 17, 2010

iacobellas 

My grandpa is mad iacobellas.

iacobellas 

When you act older than you really are. Aches, pains. etc are exagerated and injuries occur often. Slow movements and being stuck in past styles such as black and white TVs, VCRs, and 30 year old cars.
That nutty bastard got hurt playing shuffle board and pulled an iacobellas by missing 2 months of work.
iacobellas by Mattheww May 13, 2008

Jacobellis

Deservedly losing a competition by showing off before actually completing the race.
He was way in front of me by a mile and a half, then I got lucky when he pulled off a Jacobellis.
Jacobellis by Jiufu August 28, 2008

jacobellis

(Verb) To lose in the face of certain victory because you were showing off.
"He could have had a promotion too, but he really jacobellised when his boss caught him bragging about his raise."
jacobellis by New York Tootie July 31, 2008