tulosnollaksi

Tulosnollaksi is a neologism in Finnish sports language used to describe turning the opponent’s score to zero in a game, effectively producing a shutout or a clean slate for the defense. The term emphasizes the act of removing the opponent’s goal tally from the scoreboard and is most often heard in contemporary match reports, commentary, and online fan discourse. It can function as a descriptive phrase in headlines or as part of a sentence that highlights strong defensive performance or a decisive victory.

Usage and register

Tulosnollaksi is informal and largely confined to colloquial speech, social media, and sports journalism that favors vivid phrasing. It is not an official term in Finnish sports governance or a standard entry in dictionaries, and its acceptability can depend on context and audience. The expression is commonly paired with verbs or nouns related to scoring and defense, and it supplements more established terms like nollapeli (a clean sheet) or pitää nollat (to keep the zeros on the scoreboard). While understandable to Finnish readers, it may be considered stylistically bold in more formal reporting.

Etymology and form

The word is formed from tulos (score, result) and the suffix -ksi, which denotes becoming or turning into. The construction mirrors other Finnish formations that foreground dramatic changes in results or metrics. As a neologism, tulosnollaksi reflects contemporary sports rhetoric's preference for emphatic language.

See also

Nollapeli, clean sheet, shutout, Finnish sports slang.