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

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banged v. The game was banged after a 48-minue rain delay, that included 30-minutes of actual rain. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Mar. 9, 2005)

banger n. “It separates the bangers from the pool players,” Chris Stevens said of straight pool, also known as 14.1. [ Language English Subject Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Dec. 11, 2005)

base knock n. Can someone please tell Major League Baseball, ESPN, and local broadcasters that “Base Knock” is not a good slang term for a base hit? [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (May. 8, 2006)

baseball rat n. As he became more sure with the bat, as he became the player who hit .300 at every stop, as he settled down on the field and in the clubhouse, his personality came out. Not just the one whose competitiveness can overwhelm veteran teammates, but the serious one, the one Alex Cora refers to as a “baseball rat.” [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 4, 2007)

battery chucker n. The Fox smash “Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy” has asked the Daily News to help them find a Bronx Bombers backer whose family is just as nuts about the Yanks. “I refer to them as battery chuckers, hard-core fans.” [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 15, 2006)

battle wagon n. You can even create your own “battle wagon,” as they’re called: Paint your car in your team’s colors, get matching carpet, and add comfy seats. [English Automobiles & Transportation Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Sep. 19, 2005)

battlefield promotion n. Both Points and Stadler have won twice on Tour already this season and should either win at Whistle Bear he will be given an instant promotion to the PGA Tour, known in Tour parlance as a battlefield promotion. [English Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 23, 2004)

Beach Boy surfing n. This is a relatively new form of surfing, a Laird Hamilton creation. It has not officially been given a name but is currently referred to as “Beach Boy Surfing” though “oar surfing” and “oar hoar” are gaining popularity. It is a type of surfing where you standup and paddle with a long oar on a surfboard. [English Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jun. 28, 2004)

beaned up adj. There’s an old joke in baseball that players hate rain delays even more than fans do because postponing the first-pitch time makes it hard for them to judge exactly when to take their “beans.” Also known as “greenies” or “crank,” amphetamines have been an accepted part of the sport for so long that many clubs used to keep jars of them in the locker room and the phrase “beaned up” has entered the lexicon. [English Baseball Drugs Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Dec. 16, 2004)

beans n.pl. There’s an old joke in baseball that players hate rain delays even more than fans do because postponing the first-pitch time makes it hard for them to judge exactly when to take their “beans.” Also known as “greenies” or “crank,” amphetamines have been an accepted part of the sport for so long that many clubs used to keep jars of them in the locker room and the phrase “beaned up” has entered the lexicon. [English Baseball Drugs Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Dec. 16, 2004)

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