noun [usuallysing.] (BrE)
1 (in football and some other sports) a goal that is scored by mistake by a player against his or her own team
2 something that you do that achieves the opposite of what you wanted and that brings you a disadvantage
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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