Sports: Words One Should Know (UnReal)

Words One Should Know In Sports

Author: Alexander Lachlan McLintock
Date: 1994/08/19
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Gleep - (n) The expression on a pole-vaulter's face as he comes down from vaulting a very high bar without knocking it off.

Slobberchops - (n) The expression on a runner's face when caught by a slow motion camera. This is characterized by open mouths and waving cheeks.

Unlucky - (adj) Someone shot by the starter's pistol.

Murray - (vt) To murray someone is to cause them to lose a wheel, crash, run out of petrol, or be over taken, simply by uttering the phrase "Surely Nigel has won the race now" anytime before crossing the finishing line.

Twaddle - (n) The swaying movement of the buttocks in speed walking events.