Sports & Recreation Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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11 p.m. player n. That is what happens when you chase 11 p.m. players, also known as past-prime-time players, something the Mets do often. [English United States Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 30, 2004)

1v1 n. The Falcons will greatly benefit from her offensive skills and direct approach in 1v1 situations. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Feb. 27, 2006)

20:20 cricket n. Alert to the gentle decline of the game in an accelerated world of shortened attention spans, authorities have innovated with a new, ultra-short format of the game complete with colored clothing, rock anthems to announce new batters, and a beer-and-hot-dog feel that is akin to baseball.…Yet if 20:20 cricket, as it is known, has brought in the casual fan, remarkably it has been the drawn-out five-day game that has them salivating. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Sep. 4, 2005)

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)

after n. This physical contest led to a considerable amount of “afters,” as rugby players like to call the little bits of niggle which sometimes follow action at the contact area. There was certainly some physical stuff going on and I even saw wing Mark Jones getting involved in some “afters” at one stage. [English United Kingdom Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Feb. 26, 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)

age-doping n. Under pressure to address “age-doping,” the IOC asked the International Federation of Gymnastics (FIG) on Friday to re-open the Federation’s previous investigation into the matter of the girls’ ages. Prior to the competition, when rumors of the under-aged gymnasts first surfaced, the FIG had looked at the passports of the gymnasts and declared itself satisfied that the girls were at the lower-age limit of 16, not 14, as some earlier news reports on the girls had noted. [English Sports & Recreation New or Nonce] [full cite] (Aug. 27, 2008)

alleycat n. The Staten Island Invasion was a type of race known as an “alleycat,” a high-speed scavenger hunt that has become popular among messengers and bike enthusiasts around the country. Alleycats are like marathons for the anti-marathon set, for those who prefer showing off their tattoos instead of their spandex. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 20, 2007)

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)

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