chase the red line v. phr.— «In swimming parlance, chasing the red line means going for a world record.» —“Phelps, team earn gold, U.S. record in 800 relay” by Kevin Van Valkenburg Baltimore Sun (Md.) July 30, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
stink-eye n.— «There had been a family of seven or eight dolpins cruising up and down the local beaches.…I paddled towards them (nothing violent or sudden, just an easy paddle out towards ‘em).…he Lead Dude (Bull?) stopped his up and down swimming...
dog bowl n.— «First and foremost came the invention of wheels manufactured from urethane—”They’re made from oil!”—with the capacity to grip surfaces, allowing these kids to experiment with weaving in and out of traffic, gripping the roofs of cars...
duck itch n.— «Also known as, “swimmer’s itch,” “clam digger’s itch,” and “rice paddy itch,” this seems to be a bane of bathers on every continent. Duck itch is an intensely itchy, red, pinpoint rash appearing after swimming or wading in fresh...
weeded adj.— «I’m a waiter at TGI Friday’s. “Weeded” is jargon for being so busy you can’t even think of what you came into the kitchen to get. As in “in the weeds” like you’re “swimming” (another useful bit of nomeclature for the same thing) in a...