dormie hole
In match play golf, the hole at which a player becomes dormie (i.e., the number of holes remaining equals the opponent's lead).
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from dormie hole
He made a birdie on the dormie hole and closed out the match.
Variant spelling with a middle dot, also seen in golf contexts.
Wasei-eigo derived from English 'dormie hole', a golf term.