Definition of yips Yips

We found 4 definitions of yips from 3 different sources.

What does yips mean?

WordNet

Noun

Singular: yip

yips - nervous tension that causes an athlete to fail (especially causes golfers to miss short putts); "to avoid the yips he changed his style of putting"

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Wiktionary

yips (Noun)
A nervous condition which prevents a sportsman from playing properly; especially a condition which causes a golfer to miss an easy putt, or a tennis player to serve a double fault .
yips (Noun)
Plural of yip.