pitching n. selling illegal drugs (on the street). Editorial Note: Transitive and intransitive. Etymological Note: Directly related to several long-standing meanings of to pitch, including ‘to place or lay out (wares) in a fixed place for sale’ and...
bougie n. in volleyball, a hit on the head by the ball. Etymological Note: See the 2001 citation. This entry is unrelated to senses of bougie well-covered elsewhere, such as ‘n., (a contemptuous name for) a Black person,’ ‘adj., bourgeois (middle...
bark mitzvah n. a (13th birthday) party held for a dog. Editorial Note: Usually jocular. The event itself usually has few, if any, serious religious components and are less coyly known simply as cat mitzvahs and dog mitzvahs. In many cases, the 13th...
wizzo n. among military aircraft personnel, a weapons systems operator. Etymological Note: Pronunciation of the first letters of weapons systems operator or officer. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
libero n. in volleyball, a restricted, roaming back row player. Etymological Note: From Italian adj. libero ‘free,’ a shortened form of battitore libero ‘free beater,’ a similar position in soccer that originated with a Milanese team in the late...
futsal n. an organized form of indoor soccer. Etymological Note: Spanish fútbol ‘football; soccer’ (or Portuguese futebol) + sala ‘(large) room’ (or Portuguese salão) (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
