kicker

/ˈkɪkɚ/

noun

1
One who kicks.
2
One who takes kicks.
3
The kicking strap.
4
An outboard motor.
5
An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.
“John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.”
6
An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
7
An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.
“Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.”
8
Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.
9
The last one or two paragraphs of a story.
10
A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.
11
A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles.
12
A launch ramp.
13
The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
14
A relaxed party.
15
A backlight positioned at an angle.

1
An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
“After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.”
2
A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
3
A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

1
A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy.

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