That’s the provenance of the mainstream sports: baseball (“home run,” “touch base,” “strike out,” “getting to first base”),įootball (“Hail Mary,” “punt”), golf (“teed off,” “par for the course,” “Mulligan,”),īasketball (“slam dunk CIA directors are stronglyĪ lover of language and some if not all sports, I live with the irony that myįavorite slang originated in my least favorite sport: boxing. Throws his or her hat into the ring so you can give friends a blow-by-blow account Of your inability to roll with the punches or find someone to be in yourĬorner if you’ve ever wanted a ringside seat as your favorite politician If you’ve ever felt on the ropes, like you wanted to throw in the towel because You’ve ever felt down and out because some lightweight beat you to the punch Terms from this brutal activity have made it into everyday American English. It, these terms fit the contentious nature of daily life and elevate our What does it mean that a sport in which the participants intentionally injureĮach other has such a constant presence in the common language? The way I see Of what happened, and make them punch-drunk with happiness - you can thank theīoxing glossary for all your muscular phrasing. Mundane little tiffs into the macho world of sport. Late with the quarterly report.” And, like “Mohawk,” they crystallize a more Today” sounds so much more glamorous than “Mr. That I think about it, the scarcity of figure skating terminology in common language is probablyĪppropriate to its relationship to life off the ice: there is nothing inĮveryday existence like zooming along at 20 miles per hour attached to theĮarth by nothing but a 1/8-inch strip of steel. How Brad and Angelina's marriage fell apart: ALISON BOSHOFF reveals where it all went wrong - from overindulged children to arguments over her brother Fine with me if they go - but let's keep the slang.Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are seen at Savannah hospital after his mom fell off their dock cutting her leg and was rushed to the hospital for stitches Long-term health problems, there’s recently been talk about banning certainīrain-endangering sports.
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