Word List / Sports :.
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1. abominaball (ə-bŏm'ə-nə-bôl)
- a. (n.) Any ball that has made its way into the interior of a greenhouse or home by exploiting the presence of an unopened window.
2. backspackle (băk-spăk'əl)
- a. (n.) Markings on the back of one's shirt from riding a fenderless bicycle in mud.
3. bizoos (bi-züs)
- a. (n.) The millions of tiny individual bumps that make up a basketball.
4. bowlikinetics (bō'lĭ'kə-nĕt'ĭks)
- a. (n.) The act of trying to control a released bowling ball by twisting one's body in the direction one wants it to go.
5. creedle (krēd'l)
- a. (n.) Any of several microscopic indentations on a golf ball.
6. Gangels (găng-jəlz)
- a. (n.) Slang. A baseball team from the ghettos of Los Angeles.
7. gymnatical (jĭm'nă'tĭ-kəl)
- a. (adj.) Inverted, twisted, or generally disorienting movement or posture.
- b. (adj.) Of or relating to gymnastics.
8. jogma (jôg'mə)
- a. (n.) The tenets, secrets and mysteries surrounding proper jogging.
9. jumpskiffling (jŭmp-skĭf'əl-ĭng)
- a. (v.in.) To jump around like a complete moron because of something stupid.
Example: Because her chicken laid an egg, Rosie started jumpskiffling!
10. lampoosh (lăm-püsh)
- a. (v.) To amble with a limp, either seriously or in jest.
11. mittsquinter (mĭt'skwĭntər)
- a. (n.) A ballplayer who looks into his glove after missing the ball, as if, somehow the cause of the error lies there.
12. mulligal (mŭl'ĭ-gəl)
- a. (n.) In golf, a provisional mulligan. A mulligan is a second shot, without penalty, when the golfer is unhappy with the first. If, however, the mulligan is worse than the first shot, it becomes a mulligal and the player uses his first ball.
13. ninjury (nĭn'jə-rē)
- a. (n.) An injury, usually a pulled groin muscle, sustained while trying to show off a cool martial arts move.
14. pedlock (pĕd'lŏk')
- a. (n.) The condition of a bicycle pedal wedging itself against one's leg.
- b. (n.) The condition when a shoelace winds up on a bicycle pedal causing oneself to fall off.
- c. (n.) The condition of a bicycle pedal wedging itself against the kickstand.
15. punkdunk (pŭngk-dŭngk)
- a. (n.) A flashy or showoff dunk during a basketball game.
16. rokblok (rŏk-blŏk)
- a. (n.) Deflection off a small rock or pebble on a baseball field thereby changing the direction of the baseball.
17. schlitzstop (sh'lĭtz-stŏp)
- a. (n.) A person that thinks they can play baseball and drink a beer at the same time.
18. sparringly (spär'ĭng-ly)
- a. (adv.) To conduct through physical combat, typically a duel.
Example: After tiring of discussion we grabbed our swords and settled the matter sparringly.
19. teamlet (tēm'lĭt)
- a. (n.) A team within a larger team. Consisting of as few as one member, teamlets can research topics of great importance and report back to a team or larger teamlet which reports to an even larger team.
20. traccident (trăk'sĭ-dənt)
- a. (n.) Any injury or mishap occurring while participating in a track and field event.
21. voitlock (voit'lŏk')
- a. (n.) Situation when a basketball is thrown and wedges itself between the hoop and the backboard.
22. yippideehooha (yĭp'ĭ-dē-hü'hä)
- a. (n.) The ruckus of media provided excitement, commentary, interviews and highlights which follow the winning of any major sports championship. Similarly: (pl.) yippideehoohas, yippideeprehas (fanfare preceding the big game), yippideeposthas.
Example: We don't need to listen to anymore of this yippideehooha. We already know who won the game. - b. (n.) The media excitement over any major news event and the continued 'coverage' that ensues.
- c. (n.) The excessive media coverage on a news event that is of extremely low importance.
Example: Today, a Springfield man lost his cat. We will be giving you 'up-to-the-minute' continued coverage of this story as more information unfolds.
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