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Gizmo823

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Article on bowling terminology/slang
« on: September 16, 2013, 11:31:47 AM »
I'm not trying to solicit here or anything, but I was given a section at www.epicbowling.com to write for, I've already posted several articles, and I'm doing one about bowling terminology and slang.  I'm trying to collect as many as possible, so I wanted to ask for all I could get.  None of this is copywritten, there's no money involved, etc, just purely for information and the spread of knowledge.  I have just about all the technical terminology I can find, but I'm more looking for slang, like brooklyn, greek church, can opener, etc, more interesting stuff like that.  Thanks!
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2013, 12:43:16 PM »
Have you Googled the term 'bowling glossary' yet?  There are several sites that already have listings compiled.

Here are a few that came up:

http://www.bowlingfans.com/glossary/bowling_terms_b.php

http://www.bowling2u.com/trivia/glossary/glossary.asp?OpMode=List&Key=ALL

http://www.bowlersparadise.com/help/glossary.shtml


Edited to add:
Not that I am saying not to do this article, I am just saying that you can find those slang terms in the glossaries.
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2013, 01:15:41 PM »
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2013, 01:54:50 PM »




Not that I am saying not to do this article, I am just saying that you can find those slang terms in the glossaries.

Ha, ha! Man Down!!!  ;D ::)
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2013, 02:46:04 PM »
Lmao, well maybe there isn't a point to writing the article then if they already exist!  Maybe I could just post a link or something, that might be better.  Thanks!
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2013, 04:43:23 PM »
HAMBONE! lol
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2013, 06:31:30 PM »
Gizmo, maybe you could still do an article on the slang but one on the history of some of them.  Brooklyn vs Jersey.  Some of the slang is very regional so you would have to speak to bowlers from various parts of the US to see which are still in use and where.


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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2013, 11:39:35 AM »
Don't I remember a thread here on that subject a couple or three years ago?  --  JohnP
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #8 on: January 08, 2014, 02:59:56 PM »
A new one for the glossary. In my Monday Nite league, when bowlers throw their AMF IncInerates and strike......they yell "WARNING.......pins are falling over here!!"

Also hot lately....."Fire in da Hole!!" when striking!

We definitely have a very lively bunch of bowlers in our league!!
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2014, 03:48:28 PM »
Gizmo, I have a favorite phrase that I semi-yell whenever I miss an easy spare---"Start the car" !!! It beats the usual 4 letter words. A number of guys in my league have picked up the phrase and will scream it out where appropriate.
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2014, 07:30:47 PM »
If someone on your team whiffs a spare:

"way to go for count!" LOL
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #11 on: January 10, 2014, 02:25:16 PM »
Quote from: Spider Ball Bowler on January 08, 2014, 07:30:47 PM
If someone on your team whiffs a spare:

"way to go for count!" LOL

Playing off of this, when someone gets a couple pins on a split without converting and someone says "a good bowler takes 2" I always reply with "a good bowler wouldn't have left that"
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2014, 09:02:58 AM »
     Fire in da Hole has been used lately in my leagues in BG.


Quote from: Jesse James on January 08, 2014, 02:59:56 PM
A new one for the glossary. In my Monday Nite league, when bowlers throw their AMF IncInerates and strike......they yell "WARNING.......pins are falling over here!!"

Also hot lately....."Fire in da Hole!!" when striking!

We definitely have a very lively bunch of bowlers in our league!!
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #13 on: January 12, 2014, 10:40:52 AM »
When someone on the other team gets VERY LUCKY on a spare or a strike, you tell them to ..........GET A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Article on bowling terminology/slang
« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2014, 04:48:47 PM »
Here's one:

"Man Weight" a 16 pound Ball (It's used on the PBA Tour a lot)
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