MHarris Posted February 15, 2006 Share Posted February 15, 2006 What are your favorite humorous, or peculiar sports jargon terms (explaining what each one means), for any sports you greatly or only casually admire ? For example, tennis has some humorously weird jargon terms like the ones listed below : 1) Tomahawk. Players like Federer and Sampras were both regular 'tomahawkers' in their early years. Rather than employing the Safin approach of taking the offending frame and placing it over one's knee for punishment, a tomahawker takes the frame behind his head, in a service motion and then delivers it with supreme end over end spin into the 'back boards'. 2) Shank - Hitting the ball off the frame. Treeing - Playing at a high level, or 'serving out of a tree'. Moonball - High looping groundstroke. Dipper - Passing shot, hit with excessive topspin. Knife it - Hitting an underspin groundstroke. Spin it in - Using topspin or sidespin, to get a ball into the court. Cut off the angle - Stepping in to take a shot before it gets away from you Quick hands - Having good reflexes at the net, or return of serve. Hacker - Jargon for lower level non-professional players. Pusher - Jargon for a player that just gets the ball back every time. Backboard - A surface with which to practice hitting. Canopener - A heavily sliced serve out wide. Flat bomb - Jargon for a fast serve with little spin. Up the T - Serving up the middle of the court. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted February 15, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 15, 2006 Ringer - Bringing in a professional or semi-professional to play for an amateur team Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/#findComment-587199303 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluepride35 Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 chucker- (not even sure if that's the correct spelling lol) one who shoots too much in basketball, especailly one who takes bad shots when passing is a better option. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/#findComment-587201781 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cq_ Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 coxswain :D ME: "So what sport are you in" HER: <boston accent>"I'm in Rowing, I'm a coxswain" ME: " :| :huh: uh, I've known you for 2 seconds and you want what with my ######>???! :laugh: :D " true story its the person that faces backwards in the boat shouting commands to the rowers... geez she was HOT ! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/#findComment-587201830 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomG Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 And coxswain can be shortened to cox... An infamous quote, from a radio announcer: "After one of the most exciting races and finishes in recent history - Princess Margaret has now presented the trophy and the huge crowd applauds as she kisses the Cox of the winning crew". :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/#findComment-587228832 Share on other sites More sharing options...
twist Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 scorpion - falling down and landing on your face / chest. causes your legs to curl up over your back like a scorpion's tail. video here - http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2672936?htv=12 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/#findComment-587230828 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powa Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Bounce-back ability When a team is beaten badly the next time they play they make a convicing win. "They bounced back well from their defeat last week." Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/#findComment-587242328 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangbang023 Veteran Posted February 26, 2006 Veteran Share Posted February 26, 2006 chucker- (not even sure if that's the correct spelling lol) one who shoots too much in basketball, especailly one who takes bad shots when passing is a better option. chucker - John Starks..........haha i dont know why that stigma of him always stuck in my mind but its the only thing I'll ever always remember him for. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/#findComment-587247247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattmatik Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 "football move" - one of the most confusing and irritating words in sports history "athletic ability" - I've never, EVER liked this term in sports "skill position" - used in football to describe wide receivers, running backs, sometimes tight ends. Yeah, it doesn't take skill to play any other position I guess. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/432711-what-are-your-fave-peculiar-sports-jargon-terms/#findComment-587260615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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