two-and-barbecue
other.— «That’s not the word I’d choose if my school had lost a bowl game by a score of 41-0, been bounced from the NCAA basketball tournament in the first round, and turned in seven straight “two and barbecue” performances in Omaha.» —“Re: Question of Sports Dominance” by James Cox Usenet: rec.sport.baseball.college May 27, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
In the 15th century, the word respair meant “to have hope again.” Although this word fell out of use, it’s among dozens collected in a new book of soothing vocabulary for troubled times. Plus, baseball slang: If a batter...
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