kicker

1. One who kicks.
2. One who takes kicks.
3. The kicking strap.
4. An outboard motor.
5. An unexpected situation, detail or circumstance, often unpleasant.

   John wants to climb the wall, but the kicker is that it is thirty feet tall.

6. An enticement for investors, e.g. warranty added to the investment contract.
7. An unpaired card which is part of a pair, two pair, or three of a kind poker hand.

   Jill's hand was two pair, aces and sevens, with a king kicker.

8. Small text above a headline that indicates the topic of the story.
9. The last one or two paragraphs of a story.
10. A lighthearted or humorous item used to round off a news broadcast.
11. A device that periodically displaces a newspaper from the print production line, to aid in gathering the newspapers into fixed-size bundles.
12. A launch ramp.
13. The fermenting mass of fruit that is the basis of pruno, or "prison wine".
14. A relaxed party.
15. A backlight positioned at an angle.

1. An introduction; something that leads into the beginning of something.

   After the long lead-in, the climax of the story was a disappointment.

2. A region of data at the beginning of a compact disc, holding the table of contents.
3. A short phrase that begins the caption of a photograph.

noun

A particular type of Texan who is associated with country/western attire, attitudes and/or philosophy.