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

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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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