dodgepot
n.— «McCoy tried to pinch the race by going clear down the hill. However Paul Carberry on the enigmatic (in racing parlance that means ‘dodgepot’ by the way) Harchibald had the move covered to score a comfortable success.» —“Warning—Torrent of Shite. Very long” by Stevie Bennett Bald Is The New Black (London, England) Dec. 11, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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