a follow-through motion of the body, as after bowling a ball, in a semi-involuntary or joking effort to control the ball's movement
Word origin
see , English (sense 8)
body English in American English
noun
Sport
a twisting of the body by a player as if to help a ball already hit, rolled, or kicked to travel in the desired direction
Word origin
[1905–10]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: jazz, overcall, persona, revolving door, white list