hooking
n.— «There was bickering among players across the net at several matches with players from one team accusing players from the other team of deliberately making incorrect calls—“hooking” in tennis parlance.» —“Aragon holds on to beat Mills” by Nathan Mollat San Mateo Daily Journal (California) Mar. 23, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
When she was a child, Chris from Santa Rosa, California, misunderstood the definition of the word vehicle—with amusing results. This is part of a complete episode.
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