A “hat trick” in hockey is when a player scores three goals in a single game. It’s a notable achievement celebrated by players and fans.
This term is also used in other sports like cricket, soccer, and baseball.
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“High-sticking” in hockey is when a player raises their stick above shoulder height and makes contact with an opponent, the puck, or the goal.
High-sticking is considered a penalty and can result in a minor or major infraction depending on the severity.
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A “deke” in hockey is a move or fake a player uses to outsmart an opponent or goaltender. “Deke” is a shortened form of the noun “decoy.”
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If you are bowled over by something, it means that you are very impressed with it, often unexpectedly (e.g., “I was bowled over by the quality of the performances at the talent show”).
This idiom may come from an old cricket term meaning to hit the wooden “sticks” behind the batter.
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A sticky wicket is a British English cricket idiom meaning “a tricky situation” (e.g., “We’re on a bit of a sticky wicket here because we promised two important customers we’d deliver projects next week, and we’re going to have to disappoint one of them”).
It comes from a cricket term meaning a playing surface that is difficult to play on if you are a batter because it is wet and soft.
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In the sport of cricket, it is innings (with an “s”) not “inning.”
In cricket, an innings is a team’s “turn” to bat instead of field.
The plural of the cricket term “innings” is also “innings” (e.g., “In test cricket, the teams get two innings”).
The word “inning” (without an “s”) is a baseball term.
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Some common slang pickleball terms include:
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There are lots of funny pickleball terms:
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There are some common terms in English that come from either fencing or swordfighting. These include:
Many fencing terms come from French because of its popularity and the importance of French when dueling and swordfighting were at their peak.
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Because the World Series only involves US teams (and one Canadian team), it’s no wonder that people often ask how the World Series got its name.
It’s called the World Series because when the first event took place in 1903, the US was the only place in the world with professional baseball games. Therefore, the winning team at that time would be the literal world champion. Now, baseball is an Olympic sport, and there are international baseball leagues.
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