‘Thibauting’ word of the year?

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‘Thibauting’, the name for the fashion of emulating saves by Thibaut Courtois, is up for Belgium’s sports word of the year.

The country have included the word in a list to be polled to determine the best new word in sports from the last 12 months.

Thibauting is defined as: “Emulating a classic Thibaut Courtois goalkeeping save in any random location.”

The term was coined after fans began posting pictures online of themselves mimicking the 21-year-old’s pose from a particular save against Real Betis at the start of January.

On from this it has developed into an ongoing tribute to the on-loan Atletico Madrid man’s form in recent months.

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