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veteranism n. Flip Murray gave the NBA’s top team a new description Friday, introducing “veteranism” into the basketball vernacular. “They’ve been together for a long time and they have great chemistry with each other,” Murray said. “They’ve been there before two years in a row so they know what it takes to win. Right now, they’re showing their veteranism by playing out there on the court. We’ve just got to go out and compete with them.” [English Sports & Recreation New or Nonce] [full cite] (May. 14, 2006)

victory Monday n. The players call them “Victory Mondays.” Holmgren refers to them as “cookies.” By any name, getting the day off after a game is a good thing. Holmgren gave the players Monday off—in addition to their usual Tuesday off—because he was pleased with their effort in Sunday’s 42-30 victory. [English Football Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Oct. 6, 2006)

vulture v. In 1959, baseball was knocked flat when Pirates reliever Elroy Face posted an 18-1 won-loss record, still perhaps the most impressive ever. But Holtzman was skeptical. He knew that many of those wins were, in today’s parlance, “vultured”—i. e., that they were games in which Face had become eligible for a win by surrendering some starting pitcher’s lead, and then benefited from a comeback by the Buc offence. [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Aug. 5, 2008)

vulturing n. “He threw seven innings on Friday and got no decision. He threw one inning today, he won the game.”…The bonus for Batista was picking up his seventh “W” when Seattle rallied in the top of the ninth to break a 3-3 tie. In baseball parlance, that’s known as “vulturing” a victory. [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 11, 2007)

waft v. Wafting requires two hours of relaxed paddling in tandem boats on a tranquil section of the river. No previous experience is required. [English Nautical Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 3, 2006)

wags n.pl. Pictures of the wives and girlfriends (or Wags as the FA’s acronym calls them) of the Euro 2004 England team, or of the wives and girlfriends of the 1999 US Ryder Cup team, for instance, show a classic feminine look where every woman is tanned, polished, thin.…She is not allowed to complain or to step out of line. If she does—such as Posh Spice’s decision not to move to Madrid—she’s criticised or ostracised (witness the glee when Mrs Beckham missed the boat on booking into the same hotel as the other Wags in Portugal because it was full). [English Sports & Recreation Acronym] [full cite] (Oct. 4, 2004)

wags n.pl. She’s got plenty of time to become as polished, pretty and vacant as the WAGs (wives and girlfriends) of the rest of the England squad - why make her clone up any faster than she needs to? [English United Kingdom Sports & Recreation Acronym] [full cite] (Oct. 4, 2004)

wakeskate n. Wakeboarding is popular water towing sport combining snowboarding and waterskiing skills. Riders slide across the top of the water on a single board executing plenty of flips, twists, and aerial stunts trying to impress a judging panel. Wakeskate also features skills related to skateboarding. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Aug. 7, 2006)

walk-up shooting n. The holiday is a chance to stalk tawny fields and thorny brush for their meal, searching for pheasants, quail and Hungarian partridges.…The expense of the sport tends to limit it to the manor-born set. An afternoon of walk-up shooting, as it is known, can cost more than $1,000. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 27, 2006)

walking n. Tournament paintball guns are semi-automatic. Players tend to shoot using a method called “walking,” in which they push the trigger by quickly alternating between their middle and index fingers. If done properly, this will provide a steady stream of fire of about 20 balls per second. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Aug. 27, 2005)

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