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

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slobber-knocker n. especially in American football, a powerful collision or a match featuring unusual phsyical violence or intense play; (hence) also in other sports, an exciting game; an exciting or emotional event. Also v., slobber-knock, to hit with extreme force; to decleat; also figurative. (posted Oct. 13, 2005) [full entry…]

slump buster n. an unattractive woman sought by a man for sexual relations in order to improve his sports-playing abilities or his involuntarily inactive sex life. (posted Jun. 7, 2005) [full entry…]

smearing n. a climbing technique in which the soles of the shoes are used flat against the surface being climbed. (posted Apr. 4, 2005) [full entry…]

snakebite v. to bring (someone) bad luck; to ruin or spoil (a shot, a deal, a game, etc.); snakebite n. bad luck; unluckiness; a curse. (posted Mar. 18, 2005) [full entry…]

soap scrimmage n. especially in non-professional American football, a practice game for which the cost of admittance is a bar of bath soap. (posted Aug. 31, 2005) [full entry…]

spin v. in horseracing, to renege on an agreement to have a jockey ride a racehorse. (posted Aug. 19, 2004) [full entry…]

stashing n. in American football, the placing of an uninjured player on the injured reserve list to preserve rights to the player. (posted Nov. 4, 2004) [full entry…]

stick the landing v. phr. to finish an athletic, gymnastic, or other sports performance with an ideal pose or stance, especially after a jump or leap; (hence, also outside of sports) to do or finish well; to win. (posted Feb. 3, 2006) [full entry…]

stiffs n.pl. in soccer, a reserve or second-string team or its players; a league, figurative or real, of such teams. (posted May. 17, 2005) [full entry…]

stooper n. at a race track, a person who picks up discarded bet tickets in search of those which represent unclaimed winnings. (posted Aug. 16, 2004) [full entry…]

taco v. especially in cycling, to bend or fold (a wheel) in the middle. (posted Jul. 13, 2005) [full entry…]

talent bucket n. especially in sports, a team or pool of skilled labor; a person’s skill set. (posted Jul. 21, 2005) [full entry…]

teamgym n. a form of group gymnastics that includes trampette, tumbling, and a choreographed floor routine. (posted May. 18, 2004) [full entry…]

three-jack n. in golf, taking three putts to sink the ball in a hole. (posted Jun. 19, 2007) [full entry…]

throw (someone) under the bus v. phr. to reject or betray (someone); to treat as a scapegoat; to put out of favor or at a disadvantage. (posted Oct. 2, 2006) [full entry…]

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