Football Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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45 v. The Wildcats’ confidence has been growing every week. It started with a win over Fox, the No. 2 ranked team in Class B, when Thackerville 45’ed them (a term for the 45-point mercy rule used in 8-man football). [English Football Sports & Recreation New or Nonce Slang] [full cite] (Dec. 5, 2008)

against air other. He recounted how he’d watch other teams warm up before games, and how those opposing quarterbacks would have problems completing like 70 percent of their passes “against air,” which means in the football vernacular no one defending the receivers. [English Football Sports & Recreation Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 8, 2006)

alligator arm n.pl. Still, John Lewis wishes he had a quarter for every alligator-arm quip he’s heard. “People always say if my arms were longer, I might reach more balls, but I try not to take it personally,” he said. “I don’t let it bother me because when you play this sport, it’s your talent and your heart that counts, not the size of the man.” [English Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alligator arms n.pl. But Shell wouldn’t take Moss to task for short-arming catches—an affliction commonly called “alligator arms.” [English Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alligator arms n.pl. Sanders is a converted running back, as was Monk, who didn’t take to wide receiver at first. “He had alligator arms, know what I mean?” said his former coach.… “He didn’t reach for the ball at first. If he hadn’t had the USFL experience, he wouldn’t have made it in the NFL because no one would’ve given him time to develop.” [English Body Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alligator arms n.pl. “Our goal is to hit a receiver so hard and so often they’ll catch the ball like an alligator. If you’ve ever seen an alligator, their arms are about three inches long. We want to hit a receiver enough to where he doesn’t want to reach very far or very often.”—Kevin Steele, secondary coach of No. 19 Tennessee. [English Body Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alligator arms n.pl. Curtis drops some short passes, but it is not a matter of him being unable to catch the ball over the middle or having alligator arms. It is just concentarion and the fact he is simply a better long receiver. [English Body Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

alligator-arm n.pl. The Chargers sacked Jeff George six times, and, Harrison noted, “Tim Brown helped us out with a couple of alligator-arm catches.” Brown dropped several passes early in the game, and finished with just three catches for 18 yards. [English Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 1, 2006)

balling n. In fact, his teammates suggest he is not just filling in for injured starters, but is a real reason the defense has improved in recent weeks, jumping all the way to eighth overall in the NFL. “He’s ballin’ right now,” Newman said of Reeves. “You can’t keep him out if he’s ballin.” But he’s played before. This is his fourth year. He knows what to do.” [English Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 5, 2007)

bandit safety n. Entering spring, Andrews and Pugh were listed at the same position in the team’s prospectus, what West Virginia refers to as its “bandit” safety in its tricky 3-3-5 defense. But, to get both on the field at the same time, they split them up, putting Pugh at the “spur” safety spot while Boogie Allen plays at free safety. [English Football Sports & Recreation Jargon] [full cite] (Apr. 17, 2008)

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