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#($&@- Missed shot 3 in a Bed- Throwing 3 darts at the same number, in the same area (such as 3 fat singles, or 3 triples or 3 doubles of the same number) 301- Game which is usually double-in double-out where the goal is to score points and subtract them from 301 to get to zero, while doubling out 501- Game which is usually single-in double-out where the goal is to score points and subtract them from 501 to get down to zero while doubling out Aces- Double ones in an '01 game Angel Dart- Scud that hits a "good number" such as hitting a triple-18 when you're aiming for triple-20 Annie's Room- The number one Arrows- Darts Baby Ton- Score of 95, usually hit with five 19s Bag O'Nut- Scoring 45 points in one throw Bail Out Dart, Barn Dart or Hail Mary Dart- The third dart of a throw that hits the target, after the first two darts missed. Barrel- Metal portion of the dart where you grip the dart Baseball- Game sometimes on the back of a dart board Basement- Double 3's Bed and Breakfast- Hitting 26 while aiming for the triple twenties. Originated from England where bed and breakfast was two and six pence Black Dog- The Double-Bull Black Eye- The center of the bullseye worth 50 points Black Hat- Hitting three double-bulls in one throw Blind Draw- Tournament where you are matched up with some other player who has also entered the blind draw Bombs- Very large or heavy darts Bones- Having double-ones left (X1) Brass- Metal used in the barrel of the dart, less dense then both nickel and tungsten Bricked - Not hitting a single mark in a round of cricket or hitting bricks (nothing) Brush - Whitewashed Bucket of Nails - Landing all three darts in the 1s Buckshot - Three darts that are all over the board Bull Out - Winning the game with a double-bull Bull and Cork - Center of the bull Bulls Eye - Center of the board, divided with an inner ring which is the double bull and the outer ring which is the single bull Bust or Busted - Scoring too many points when trying to finish an '01 game Century - Score of 100 or more points in one round Chalker - Person who keeps score for a steel-tip game Championship Board - Dart board in which the doubles, triples and bullseyes are half the size of a normal board. This is a great board to practice on Check-Out - The successfully hit out for game shot as in "He hit the 170 check-out" Choke - To miss the game shot Chubby Darts - Threee in a bed Chucker - Someone who blindly throws their darts at the board Circle It - As in "circle it" when referring to a score of less then 10 points in a single round Class - Score of 26 Clickity Click - Score of 66 Clock - Dartboard Coin Toss - Whomever wins the coin toss has the choice of diddling first or asking the opponent to "show me one" Convertibles - Darts with interchangeable tips to play both steel-tip and electronic darts Cork - Middle of the board or bullseye Cricket - Game in which the object is to hit three each of the 15s, 16s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s and bullseyes Dart - The pointed, feathered object you throw, the act of throwing the dart Dartitis or Yips - Unexplained syndrome where a player cannot release his dart, which generally manifests itself in a total loss of rhythm and accuracy Dead-Eye - 3 Double-bulls in one turn Diddle or Diddle for the Middle - Throw a single dart at the middle of the board to see who goes first to start the game Dinky Doo - The number 22 Dirty Darts - Slang for questionable strategy such as shooting an excessive number of points in cricket Double Elimination - Process by which the losing team of a tournament or competition move to the loser's bracket where they may continue to play. The winner of the loser's bracket plays the first place darter/team for the actual first place award Double Ring - The outer ring of the dart board worth double the "fat" number Double-Out - An '01 game in which the dart player must hit a double number to go out with zero points Downstairs - Bottom of the board Easy In, Easy Out - Not having to double-in for an '01 game, or having to double-out to end the game Eights - Slang for the 18s in cricket Fall Out - Slang for hitting a scoring dart while aiming for another number Fat - Large area of a number (between the double and triple ring) Feathers - Type of flights which are feathers (usually turkey feathers) Fives - Slang for the 15s in cricket Flight - The feather of the dart which makes the dart more aerodynamic G-O-T - Get On Top as in get on top of your game and be mentally focused Game Head - Having your "game head on" is to be mentally focused at the line and "in" the game Game On - A request for silence at the start of a game Game Shot - The winning shot and words every darter playing on the tournament stage longs to hear Garden States - Score of 88 Good Group - 3 darts grouped together Hail Mary Dart - See bail out Half a Crown - A score fo 26, taken from the former British coinage, two shillings and sixpence equals half a crown... Happy Meal - Score of 69 Hat Trick - Hitting the bull with all three darts Heinz - The number 57 High Ton - Score between 150 and 180 Hockey - Throw line Island - The actual playing surface of the board, the area inside the outer double wire. Darts outside the island do not count Knurl - Grooved or patterned surface on the barrel of the dart, preferred by some for gripping purposes Left Field - You're in left field if your darts are no where near the number you were shooting for Leg - One game in a match such as 2 out of 3 legs Load - Score of 180 Lock and Load - Encouragement to your team member Low Ton - Score between 100 and 149 Lower Class - Score of 29 Mad House - Double-1 to win a game of '01 (or a score of 3 points left) Mark - A scoring dart, usually in cricket. Hitting a triple would be three marks Match - Usually 2 out of 3 games wins the match Money Dart - Winning dart in a blind draw or tournament where you have placed to win money Monger - See Point Monger Mugs Away - Losers of the previous game automatically start the next game Nice Spread - Refers to a wide, ugly group. This is reminiscent of a nice big rack on a moose (submitted by a darter formerly from Alaska). Of course, it is never said in a derogatory way... Nickel - Metal used in the barrel of the dart, not as dense as tungsten but more dense than brass Nines - Slang for the 19s in cricket Oche - The throw line (pronounced "ockey", rhymes "dokey as in Okay Dokey") On Your Knees - Said to a player who finds himself with a double 3 to shoot for. It is low on the board and difficult enough to justify prayer in the pious position On the Island - Staying on the board Oxo - Zero Phat - A poor man's hat trick, when one dart misses and the other two darts close the bullseye by hitting a double and a single in cricket Piddle - Same as diddle for the middle Pie - Any scoring area on the dart board (or numbered surface). Each number may be considered a piece of pie Plastic Darts - Plastic darts used to play electronic darts. Plastic darts are lighter in weight than steel-tip darts Point Monger - Negative term for shooting excessive points in cricket Poor Man's Triple or PMT - Hitting three singles of the same number Popcorn - Throwing 3 darts so tightly grouped together that one or more flights are knocked off Pub Rules - Local pub rules for any particular game of darts, as in pub rules for an 01 game when both darters have X1 might be that a bust doesn't count, and the darter throws all three darts Rail - The wire (or spider web) of the steel-tip board, or the plastic rail on an electronic board Right There - Encouragement to the dart player who hit their darts close to the target. This is sometimes said in a joking, non-serious way, to a teammate whose darts were no where near their target... Robin Hood - Sticking one dart into the back (flight) of another dart Rocks - Short darts or speed darts Rolled Paper Board - Inexpensive dart board which is rolled paper. This type of board wears out very quickly as the steel-tip darts leaves marks in the board Round of Nine or RO9 - Three perfect darts in cricket such as any 3 triples in one round. Round the Clock - Hitting every number around the board Round - A three dart turn Rubber - The final leg of a three-leg game Scud - Same as Fall Out Sevens - Slang for 17s in cricket Shaft - The portion of the dart that screws into the barrel and holds the flight Shanghai Darts - Deliberate, and often unnecessary, point mongoring in cricket Shanghai - Hitting a single, double and triple of the same number, in the same throw Shelly Shot - Hitting a triple-19 with your first dart, in cricket Sheriff - The darter with the lead in a game. Anyone who has the lead is the Sheriff Shit House - A score of 111 points with 3 darts Shut Out - Losing a '301 game without even doubling-in Silver Comets - The first darts made by Unicorn in the 1930s Single Bull - Outer ring of the bull worth 25 points Single In - In an '01 game where any combination of darts starts the game - you do not have to double in Six Dart Out - A perfect '301 double-in, double-out game Sixes - Slang for the 16s in cricket Skunked - Not getting in a double-in '01 game when your opponent finishes, or wins the game Slice - The wedge of a particular number on the board, as in a slice (of the pie) Slip Shot - Score of 28 Slop - A dart(s) that has scored after missing its intended target Slump - A slump is usually a plateau that the darter reaches. Many quit the game after hitting their first slump. The only way to get out of a slump is to work on your game, practice and ride it out. Small Pie - The small wedge of a number between the bull and the triple ring Spider Web - The wire assembly that divides the numbers on the dartboard Splashing - Throwing two darts at the board at the same time. The score is added together and then the opponent "splashes". Whomever has the higher total goes first Splitting the 11 - Throwing a dart between the two 1s of the number 11 on the lefthand side of the number ring Spotter - Enthusiast working with the television camera men while a match is being televised...The spotter advises the camera men of the strategy and the darter's most likely next target so the camera can zoom in on that part of the board Steady - Score of 60 Sunset Strip - Scoring 77 points in a throw Tactics - The game of cricket Three in a Bed - Throwing 3 darts at the same number, in the same area (such as 3 fat singles, or 3 triples or 3 doubles of the same number) Tin Hat - No score Toe Line - Line from which you throw Ton 80 - Hitting three triple twenties Ton - Score of 100 or more points in one round Tops - Double 20s or 40 points Triple Ring - The inner ring of the dart board which is worth triple the "fat" number Trombones - Scoring 76 points in a throw Tungsten - Dense metal used in dart barrels Two and Six - Scoring 26 points in a throw, also known as breakfast Umbrellas - The number 77 Upstairs - The upper portion of the board Varieties - Score of 57 Wet Feet - Feet that have stepped over the toe line, a foot fault White Horse - Scoring three virgin (untouched) triples in Cricket on your first turn. White Moment - The moment where you have the "psychological edge" and the games shifts so that you are winning. The opponent has beaten himself or lost that "psychological edge". Whitewash - To lose at '301 before doubling in Widdy Darts - Wooden steel-tip darts with a feather flight, used when playing on an American board Winger Dart - Refers to a dart that ricochets off another and still manages to count Wiring - Bouncing a dart off of a wire Wood - Missing the board completely as in "I've only hit wood" Woody - Thrown dart which lands outside the scoring area Wrong Bed - Comment when a dart has gone into an undesired segment..."You missed" or "I missed" Yips - See Dartitis |