What Does CHOKE Mean in a Text?
The Quick Answer
CHOKE means "To Fail Under Pressure."More Observations...
CHOKE is a term used widely with the meaning "To Fail Under Pressure." In sport and gaming, a CHOKE is usually a defining loss of nerve that throws away what appeared to be a certain victory. Outside of sport and gaming, CHOKE is used to refer to a loss of nerve at a critical moment (e.g., freezing up when asking someone out on a date, or an unexpected attack of nerves when sitting an exam or attending a job interview). CHOKING is effectively the opposite of CLUTCHING (Achieving an unlikely victory or success).Image for CHOKE
When I write CHOKE, I mean this:
"To Fail Under Pressure"
Summary of Key Points
"To Fail Under Pressure" is, by far, the most common meaning for CHOKE when it is used in a text. (Bear in mind that it could have another meaning if used in a different context.)| CHOKE | |
|---|---|
| Definition: | To Fail Under Pressure |
| Type: | Word (Slang) |
| Guessability: |  2: Quite easy to guess |
| Typical Users: |  Adults and Teenagers |
Example of CHOKE Used in a Text
CHOKE
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