pizza
n.— «Wolski, alone in the right circle, one-timed a slap shot past Backstrom to the short side, after a saucer crossing pass from John-Michael Liles. In hockey parlance, Liles’ pass is known as a “pizza,” and Wolski dug into it.» —“Stastny’s GWG Propels Avalanche Over Wild” LetsGoDU (Denver, Colorado) Apr. 18, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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