Entries in the Category Sports & Recreation
Sports, athletics, racing, hunting, baseball, football, basketball, soccer, hockey, card games, golf, biking, bicycling, fishing, rowing, canoeing, badminton, tennis, boarding, surfing, skating, skiing, etc. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
Bugs Bunny changeup n. in baseball, a slow pitch disguised as a fast ball which seems to stop in front of the plate. (posted Jun. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
bull tailing n. a sport in which mounted riders take down bulls by the tail. (posted May. 11, 2004) [full entry…]
buscon n. (in the Dominican Republic) a facilitator for legal or bureaucratic matters, such as a job recruiter for organizations in the United States or a baseball scout. (posted Aug. 10, 2004) [full entry…]
cadillac v. in baseball, to run in an unhurried, showy way; generally, to perform or operate lackadaisically, carelessly, or without worry. (posted Aug. 1, 2007) [full entry…]
canine freestyle n. a competitive sport in which a dog obeys a handler’s commands in a routine set to music. (posted Dec. 29, 2004) [full entry…]
chicken head n. in skiing and other snow-based sports, a small chunk of frozen snow; in climbing, a small, round protrusion on a rock face. (posted Dec. 22, 2006) [full entry…]
chili-dip v. when swinging a club in golf, to hit the ground before hitting the ball. (posted Dec. 6, 2004) [full entry…]
chippy adj. irritable, tempermental, or fractious. (posted Oct. 25, 2004) [full entry…]
chocolate foot n. the foot favored to use or to start with when running, biking, or kicking; one’s dominant foot. (posted Feb. 9, 2005) [full entry…]
circus save n. a spectacular or unorthodox sports move that prevents an opponent from scoring. (posted Mar. 29, 2006) [full entry…]
Clydesdale n. in running or road-racing sports, a heavyweight classification for (male) participants weighing more than 200 pounds; a runner in that weight class. (posted Dec. 27, 2004) [full entry…]
cupcake v. to compete or win with little effort. (posted Apr. 4, 2006) [full entry…]
cutie n. a boxer willing to take, and capable of withstanding, a lot of blows; an unrefined or unorthodox boxer who relies on tricks. (posted Feb. 24, 2005) [full entry…]
dally n. a turn of rope around a saddle horn. (posted Jun. 17, 2004) [full entry…]
death cookie n. especially in skiing, a chunk or clump of ice that makes a sport difficult. (posted Oct. 19, 2006) [full entry…]
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