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

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trap game n. Yet beyond the hoopla and buildup of these monumental out-of-conference contests and long-circled conference showdowns, the road to a national championship is forged through the weekly grind of conference games against seemingly lower competition. Known to many as “trap” or even “landmine” games, these are the contests that go under the radar every year, and are frequently overlooked as fans and media members make their preseason predictions. [English Football Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 28, 2008)

triangle and two n. He added the layup in the third quarter, but it would be the only basket of the quarter for Waterford as Weston switched to up defensive schemes to take out both Malhoit and Trevor Hendry. “We went to the triangle and two, which we’ve used all season, to take away their best two guys and try to make the coaching staff on the other side put something together on the fly,” Weston coach Billy Lovett said. “We were able to take them out of their comfort zone and hold them to two third-quarter points, and next thing you know we’re up by a lot.” [English Sports & Recreation Jargon] [full cite] (Mar. 19, 2007)

trillion n. NBA TRILLIONAIRES: When an end-of-the-bench guy gets in a blowout for a minute, and doesn’t record a shot, rebound, assist or point, his boxscore line is known as “one trillion,” a one followed by nine zeroes. Imagine how it looked to Chicago’s Chris Duhon when he recorded an unheard of 10 trillion against the Utah Jazz. Yep, 10 minutes of nothing. No shots, no fouls, no rebounds, no assists, nada. Of course, Duhon’s shooting 39 per cent from the field and had made just two of his last 30 shots so maybe it’s not surprising. What else isn’t surprising is that he’s been replaced in the rotation by rookie Thabo Sefolosha. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 6, 2007)

triple-hinge n. He has also held shooting clinics around Illinois to demonstrate his technique he calls the triple-hinge, a style similar to the one Larry Bird used that Nelson developed in the Army. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 29, 2005)

trisackaphobia n. He was writing a biographical piece on Royals third baseman Kevin Seitzer, who allowed as how he had a deep-seated fear of playing his position. The SI scribe asked if I knew of a technical term for this condition, and I boldly responded with: “Yes, it’s called ‘trisackaphobia.’” Imagine my surprise when my improvised neologism appeared in the story without either a footnote or quotation marks. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 29, 2005)

trombone n. Some of us would sacrifice a useful, even sensitive, part of our anatomy to shoot “trombones”—golfing slang for a 76—just once in our lives. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 19, 2006)

trot-up n. Keen-eyed officials weren’t letting anything get by them at the first horse inspection (more commonly known as the trot-up). [English Horses Sports & Recreation Jargon] [full cite] (Aug. 10, 2008)

trufan n. 1976 Fisher Strekfan’s Glossary 6 “Trufan: The total fan, one who embraces every aspect of fandom. This has another meaning in SFandom but the single definition has been prevalent in STrekdom so far.” [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (May. 10, 2004)

trunking n. Michael Vick was downright humane to his dogs compared to how street dogs are treated. There is a type of fight called “trunking,” in which the dogs are tossed in car trunks, ripping into each other while the owners drive around. [English Animals, Insects, & Birds Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Sep. 3, 2007)

tubby n. Race on Tubular tires, also known as “sew-ups”—When I was a young buck in college I actually got into a bit of serious cycling and raced for a while. It wasn’t long before I realized that all of the fast guys rode on Tubular tires. Tubbies as I like to call them differ from clinchers in that they don’t have beads. Instead, the two edges of the tire are sewn together around the inner tube. Tubulars are used on special rims, and are held on to the rims by glue. Tubulars used to be fairly common on high-performance bicycles, but these days they are an endangered species on most bikes. [English Automobiles & Transportation Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 6, 2007)

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