Words & TermsSport and recreation
falcon
A ball accidentally striking a player or other person in the head or face.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “falcon” means a ball accidentally striking a player or other person in the head or face.
Where it came from
Australian lexicographic and rugby-league sources connect the term with Mario Fenech, the 'Maltese Falcon', and document its spread into Australian ball sports.
- First recorded
- October 2008
- Initial era
- 2000–today
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established