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

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woolly bugger n. “It’s like a woolly bugger,” the 61-year-old doctor explains as he wraps the green herl of a peacock feather around the metal shank of a fishhook, “but I’m going to tie it like a cockatouche.” [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 17, 2007)

wooly bugger n. Wooly bugger lures [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 17, 2007)

wrong-sider n. And when Papineau—or any other lefty steps up to the plate—he’s referred to as a wrong-sider. [English Baseball Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (May. 14, 2007)

yac n. The buzzword in Ames this preseason has been “yac” —- as in “yards after catch.” Chizik calls that stat “Cyclone yards.” [English Football Sports & Recreation Jargon Acronym] [full cite] (Aug. 22, 2008)

yard sale n. A good fall always makes for a good story. But boarders and skiers agreed that wearing a helmet is essential for making your average yard sale nothing more than a goofy tale to tell your friends. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 28, 2004)

yard sale n. I responded to her praise with a “face plant” and “yard sale”—falling flat while my skis and poles went in four directions. It might have hurt if we both hadn’t been laughing so hard. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2004)

yard sale n. The “yard sale” resulted completely from the fact that I was going to fast, given the fact that I was coming down from an easy slope where all the folks around me were going waaaay slower, and doing occasional panic stops. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2004)

yard sale n. On the other hand, goggles can be a pain, tend to fog up at the wrong moments and are just another piece of hardware to recover after a “yard sale” type fall. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 29, 2004)

yard sale n. Yard sale: A horrendous crash that leaves all of your belongings scattered as if on display for sale. Also a skiing term. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jul. 4, 2005)

yips n. After winning his first game against the Mariners on June 23, pitching six encouraging innings, Bierbrodt’s control looked lost again. In 1 2/3 innings Monday, he walked five batters. Once more, some misses could be measured in feet. In baseball, such misfiring is referred to as “yips.” They cost one-time Pittsburgh star Steve Blass his career. Most recently, St. Louis pitcher Rick Ankiel was afflicted with the yips in 2000. [English United States Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 3, 2004)

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