slump buster n.— «“God, I’m 0-for-20. I’m going to get the ugliest girl I can find and have sex with her.”…Many of his fellow athletes did seek out “slump busters.”…”It could mean the woman was big...
grayshirt v. to not participate in a college sport (for a season) while still retaining elibigility. Editorial Note: A similar—but not identical—term is redshirt. The differences depend on the sport and the league, but this article (scroll about...
randonneuring n.— «Randonneuring is long-distance, unsupported endurance cycling, a sport which began in France and Italy. “Randonnee” is a French word for “ramble” or “tour.”» —“Old ‘iron butt’...
gravanity n.— «Mere mortals love to gawk at the bold and the beautiful: think society pages, celeb parties, glamour pics. No wonder then, that Lebanese magazine Mondanité (published in French) is so popular: it is solely dedicated to...
tuner car n.— «Loosely and somewhat inaccurately, this is called the tuner car section, so designated because of the displays of sport or tuner versions of Subaru, Scion and Honda compact cars.» —“Cobo’s basement is a tuner...
canine freestyle n. a competitive sport in which a dog obeys a handler’s commands in a routine set to music. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)