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

Entries in the Category Sports & Recreation

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tick-tacker n. at a horse track, a person (often a tout) who communicates information to others by hand signals. (posted Jun. 26, 2004) [full entry…]

tin medal n. an award jocularly said to be given to a fourth-place finisher; (generally) a prize for poor or unremarkable performance; a worthless honor or military decoration. (posted Mar. 1, 2006) [full entry…]

tomato can n. an inferior boxer. (posted May. 17, 2004) [full entry…]

tombstoning n. 1. the use of the names and data of dead persons to commit fraud. 2. In the U.K., the pastime of leaping from heights into bodies of water. (posted Nov. 3, 2005) [full entry…]

tools of ignorance n. a baseball catcher’s mask, shin guards, and chest padding. (posted May. 23, 2004) [full entry…]

two and barbecue other. in the phrase go two and barbecue, to be defeated in the first two games of a double-elimination tournament. (posted Jun. 15, 2006) [full entry…]

wags n.pl. the wives and girlfriends of an all-male sports team. (posted Oct. 4, 2004) [full entry…]

wear one v. phr. in baseball, to be hit by a pitch. (posted May. 2, 2005) [full entry…]

wedgie n. jocularly, a standard bicycle. (posted Jul. 19, 2005) [full entry…]

whoa break v. phr. to train a dog to stop in response to a verbal command. (posted Jun. 6, 2006) [full entry…]

whoop n. (also whoop-de-do) a bump or undulation in a trail used for riding or racing motorcyles, bicycles, or motorbikes. (posted Jun. 20, 2007) [full entry…]

woolly-booger n. (also woolly-bugger) 1. (colloquial) the larval-stage insect known as the woolly worm or woolly bear; a fishing fly that resembles such an insect. 2. (in the American Southwest, slang) an extraordinary example of a thing. 3. (in Oklahoma and Louisiana, slang) provisions intended to be overlooked in legislation. (posted May. 17, 2007) [full entry…]

yard sale n. especially in skiing or other snow-based sports, a fall or spill; a wipeout. (posted Nov. 29, 2004) [full entry…]

yips n. nervousness which interferes with precision playing, especially in golf; a case of nerves; the jitters. (posted Jul. 6, 2004) [full entry…]

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