The difference between Kicker and Lead-in
When used as nouns, kicker means one who kicks, whereas lead-in means an introduction.
check bellow for the other definitions of Kicker and Lead-in
-
Kicker as a noun:
One who kicks.
-
Kicker as a noun (sports):
One who takes kicks.
-
Kicker as a noun (nautical):
The kicking strap.
-
Kicker as a noun (nautical, informal):
An outboard motor.
-
Kicker as a noun (colloquial):
An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.
Examples:
"John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall."
"Tuition is free; the kicker is that mandatory room and board costs twice as much as at other colleges."
-
Kicker as a noun (finance):
An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
-
Kicker as a noun (poker):
An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.
Examples:
"Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker."
-
Kicker as a noun (journalism):
Small text above a hed that indicates the topic of the story.
-
Kicker as a noun (journalism):
The last one or two paragraphs of a story.
-
Kicker as a noun (journalism):
-
Kicker as a noun (sports):
A launch ramp.
-
Kicker as a noun (prison, _, slang):
The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
-
Kicker as a noun (slang, Southern US):
A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy.
-
Lead-in as a noun:
An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.
Examples:
"After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment."
-
Lead-in as a noun:
A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
-
Lead-in as a noun (journalism):
A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.