bulge in the onion bag
Bulge in the onion bag is a vivid British football expression for scoring a goal — 'the onion bag' being old slang for the net.
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Bulge in the onion bag is a vivid British football expression for scoring a goal — 'the onion bag' being old slang for the net. When a striker smashes the ball into the back of the net and the mesh billows out dramatically, that's the bulge. The phrase is pure football commentator energy: colourful, expressive, and quintessentially British. You're most likely to hear it on a Saturday afternoon sports show or shouted in a pub when the home side finally scores.
Seventy minutes in and he finally delivered the bulge in the onion bag that the crowd had been waiting for all match.
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(UK, slang, soccer) A goal (scored).
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- bulge the onion bag96%
A wonderfully evocative piece of British football (soccer) slang for scoring a goal. The 'onion bag' is the net of the goal — it looks like a string onion bag — and to 'bulge' it is to hit the back of the net hard enough that it puffs out satisfyingly. The phrase is beloved by football commentators and fans alike for its vivid, almost sensory quality; it captures not just the fact of a goal but the physical thrill of the ball slamming into the back of the net.
- bulge the onion bag93%
(UK, soccer, slang) To score a goal.
- onion bag79%
(UK, soccer, slang) The goal net.
- get the bulge on71%
(dated, slang) To attain a decided advantage over (someone).