Words & TermsSport and recreation
screamer
A spectacular overhead mark in Australian Rules football; also used in compounds for a low alcohol tolerance.
In a sentence
She took a screamer over the pack in the final quarter.
Where it came from
In Australian Rules football, screamer transferred from something exciting or spectacular to a high overhead mark. The word also appears in compounds for someone easily affected by alcohol, a separate colloquial development.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established
- Use today
- Current sporting use