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

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waterbug n. When a player (usually a guard) possesses extreme quickness, he is sometimes referred to as a “waterbug.” [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Apr. 29, 2007)

wear it v. phr. Pierzynski flattened Barrett like a runaway Red Line train in a way that would have made Hunter proud.…In the parlance of the Sox’ clubhouse, Barrett just has to “wear it.“ [English Baseball Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 23, 2006)

wear one v. phr. They expected someone to “wear one”—baseball parlance for getting plunked—after their pitchers hit seven Dodgers batters in their previous series, but took exemption to the 24-year-old’s timing. [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (May. 2, 2005)

wear one v. phr. From Day One, you are taught how to send a message to the other team. You work on the beanball.…It’s totally barbaric, and it’s hard to explain, but it is crucial for your hitters to know that you will protect them if the other team starts hitting your guys. No one likes to talk about it, but it is something that has to be done. After you do it, the first guy to tell you thanks is the hitter on your team who had to wear one. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 2, 2005)

wear one v. phr. Baltimore reliever Jorge Julio plunked Magglio Ordonez in the back. Now it was Colon’s turn.…“When the best player on your team keeps getting hit, whether it’s accidental or not, someone’s going to have to wear one.“…Colon’s decision to retaliate could help unify a team that’s already on the rise. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 2, 2005)

wear one v. phr. Regardless if Unit hits someone or not, I say Schilling makes Sheffield “wear one” on his first at bat. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 2, 2005)

wedgebuster n. Goff’s role as a “wedgebuster” is part of the historic derivative of one of football’s oldest and most dangerous plays: the Flying Wedge, first used by Harvard against Yale in 1892. Back then, 10 men formed a V alignment to protect one ball carrier from 11 tacklers. Sometimes, they linked arms or grasped large loops sewn into the trousers of their teammates. The play caused so many injuries that it was banned in 1894, but variations of it continued because coaches found ways around the letter of the law. [English Football Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 13, 2008)

wedgie n. Last year I converted from a road bike (fondly called a “wedgie”) to a recumbent (proudly called a “bent”). [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 19, 2005)

wedgie n. Great bikes (for “wedgie riders”(tm)) if you enjoy riding a bike where the leather encased saddle is wedged between the cheeks of your butt giving you that wonderful pain in your backside. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 19, 2005)

wedgie bike n. The way recumbent riders make it sound, traditional bikes are just one step up from the torture rack. One common name is “wedgie bike.“ [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 19, 2005)

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