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It means; a fake or feint, usually intended to deceive a defensive player. So another word you could use would be; to trick or shake someone.

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Its when a player passes or touches the ball directly through the legs of another player, usually after done the player who has "nutmegged" the other player will call it by shouting "megged" or "megs".

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when you kick it between the defenders legs

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It is when you push the ball between the defenders legs and go around them to regain control of the ball

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because its a slang ryme for leg NUTMEGS- LEGS

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it was the first thing people could think of because they had to shout something

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football, putting the ball through the opponents legs

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