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ngoy red card
/ˈŋɔɪ rɛd kɑːrd/
Definition
1
A catastrophic defensive error, specifically a botched back-pass necessitating a tactical foul and immediate dismissal, echoing Nathan Ngoy’s high-profile blunder during the 2026 World Cup match against Iran.
2
Metaphorically used to describe a sudden, self-inflicted career or social disaster that leaves one’s teammates or associates scrambling to cover the fallout.
Examples
He pulled a complete ngoy red card during the quarterly presentation by trying to show off with outdated data.
If you keep making passes like that at the back, you are going to earn yourself a proper ngoy red card before halftime.
The intern's attempt to fix the server issue ended in an absolute ngoy red card that left the entire engineering team playing defense for a week.