flick targeting n.— «They introduced a new gameplay technique called “flick-targeting” that they thought could radically change the way shooting games work.» —“Xbox’s ‘Advent Rising’ Just Might Be The ‘Star Wars’ Of...
blute n.— «Blute. Fake clippings from a newspaper, used in big con games.» —“Con Man Glossary” by Duane Swierczynski Complete Idiot’s Guide To Frauds, Scams, and Cons Dec. 17, 2002. (source: Double-Tongued...
swivel chair job
n.— «Jay F. Gould, Minnesota Game Commissioner, shows his is no swivel chair job.» —Syracuse Herald (N.Y.) Feb. 27, 1927. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
toot route n.— «We know more about saw-whets now than we did 10 years ago, because of an innovative survey technique called a “toot route” that was used by the Game Commission in 2000 and 2001 to locate saw-whets...
apple turnover n.— «It took a slew of Pistons mistakes—the always colorful Rasheed Wallace referred to them as “apple turnovers”—in order for the Heat to escape with a close Game 2 win at home.» —“Heat haven’t shown they...
ARG n.— «ARGs, as they’re called, use real-world clues—from classified ads to answering-machine messages to URLs that show up in obscure places—to help players solve puzzles so intricate they might take groups to crack.» —“Alternate...