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Gridders, spikers, cagers, grapplers, harriers and other slang

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by kingcreole, Oct 2, 2008.

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  1. OTD

    OTD Well-Known Member

    Soccer players = booters, if I remember correctly.
     
    OTD, Oct 2, 2008
    #37
  2. Big Buckin' agate_monkey

    Big Buckin' agate_monkey Active Member

    Oh yeah. Graci.
     
    Big Buckin' agate_monkey, Oct 2, 2008
    #38
  3. kingcreole

    kingcreole Active Member

    Ugh ... why? Harrier to refer to cross-country runners? The first time I saw that word in a headline, I was thinking, "What the fuck is a harrier?"
     
    kingcreole, Oct 2, 2008
    #39
  4. 2underpar

    2underpar Active Member

    i'm partial to keglers
     
    2underpar, Oct 2, 2008
    #40
  5. expendable

    expendable Well-Known Member

    You have to tread carefully when calling a softball pitcher a hurler. Never know when you're dealing with a bulimic.
     
    expendable, Oct 2, 2008
    #41
  6. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

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    These are the only hurlers I know about.
     
    Stitch, Oct 2, 2008
    #42
  7. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    Anyone using "the bump" to describe the pitchers mound needs to be kicked in the teeth.
     
    Armchair_QB, Oct 2, 2008
    #43
  8. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

    Ditto
     
    friend of a friend, Oct 2, 2008
    #44
  9. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    How about "shooting the pill" to describe that day's pitcher?
     
    Steak Snabler, Oct 2, 2008
    #45
  10. friend of a friend

    friend of a friend Guest

    uh, what?
     
    friend of a friend, Oct 2, 2008
    #46
  11. Scouter

    Scouter Member

    I interviewed a soccer player once who called a teammate's goal a "killer toe bash."
     
    Scouter, Oct 2, 2008
    #47
  12. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    As in, "Carlos Zambrano will be shooting the pill in Game 2 of the NLDS on Thursday."
     
    Steak Snabler, Oct 2, 2008
    #48
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