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A hockey goalie who allows many goals to be scored by the other team, causing his team own team to lose the game.
Cornell beat Harvard in yesterday's hockey game because their sieve allowed five goals.
sieve by Justin March 29, 2004
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steveking 

Pretending not to be a Nazi, especially as one runs for public office.

Refers to Republican Steve King of Iowa, who is known to pal around with white supremacists.
It turns out my mechanic was steveking, but I fired him as soon as I saw the swastika tattoo.
steveking by hrlincoln October 31, 2018

leaks like a sieve 

phrase commonly used to say that something is leaking profusely when it is not supposed to leak at all. A sieve is a wire mesh or perforated metal utensil used for straining or sifting. Therefore anything that is leaking like a sieve is not holding water at all.
I have tons of water damage from the rain. My roof leaks like a sieve.
1. Sieve
Any goalie that allows many goals to be scored by an opposing team, thus causing his team own team to lose the game.

Although team St. Amour’s offence was rather weak, it was ultimately their sieve like goaltender that allowed the opposing team to show them "Who's Boss"
Although team St. Amour’s offence was rather weak, it was ultimately their sieve like goaltender that allowed the opposing team to show them "Who's Boss"
sieve by R June 17, 2005
Roman Stelleck
He is a sieve.
Sieve by Hockeychirper April 1, 2020
a goalie that allows many goals causing his team to lose the hockey game
collin evans was the biggest sieve bow high has ever seen.
sieve by kljgyturyjl;als May 8, 2008
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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