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| Oj [Craps] |
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3&2. (32 was O.J. Simpson's football #)
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| Okie Bankroll [Poker] |
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A wad of bills, usually folded over, with a bill of large denomination on the outside, to give the appearance of a large bankroll. Also called Philadelphia bankroll.
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| Oklahoma Bankroll [Poker] |
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A wad of bills, usually folded over, with a bill of large denomination on the outside, to give the appearance of a large bankroll. Also called Philadelphia bankroll.
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| Oldsmobile [Poker] |
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1) In lowball, a 9-8 hand. 2) In high poker, two pair, 9s and 8s. 3) In hold 'em, 9-8 (sometimes, rarely, 8-8, which is more commonly called little Oldsmobile) as one's two starting cards. 4) In lowball, a pair of 8s (that is, an 88; this use is rare).
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| Olympic Sprint [Cycling] |
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A pursuit race between teams of three riders each. After one lap, the lead rider leaves the track. After the second lap, another rider leaves, and the last rider continues for a third lap to the finish line.
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| Omaha [Poker] |
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A variant of Hold'em where each player receives 4 hole cards and must use exactly two of them (together with 3 of 5 board cards) to make a hand. Often played high-low split with an 8 qualifier for low.
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| Omaha / 8 [Poker] |
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High-low split Omaha, with an 8-or-better qualifier for low.
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| Omega [Bobsledding] |
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A corner that contains between 180 and 270 degrees of an arc.
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| Omega Curve [Luge] |
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A series of three curves that alternate in direction, in which the second curve is much longer than the first and third. So called because it resembles the Greek letter omega.
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| Omodake [Archery] |
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An arrow head, Japan.
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| Omote [Martial Arts] |
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Front" or "obvious.
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| On [Poker] |
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1) Up to; that is, referring to the person on whom the action has stalled. "Who's it on?" means "Whose turn is it?" 2) In agreement; usually about a bet, a proposition, or a drink pot. "Are we on?" might mean, "In reference to my suggestion that we both put all our chips in the pot and take four cards, will you go along with me in this sporting endeavor?"
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| On Base [Craps] |
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The term for the dealers other than the stickman.
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| On Base Percentage [Baseball] |
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(Hits plus Walks plus Hit by Pitcher) divided by (At Bats plus Walks plus Hit by Pitcher plus Sacrifice Flies).
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| On Base Percentage (Obp) [Baseball] |
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Represents the number of times the player reaches base compared to the number of plate appearances. The higher the number the better. Formula: (Hits + Walks + Times Hit by Pitch) / (At Bats + Walks + Times Hit by Pitch + Sacrifice Flys) Denominator expanded to include sacrifice flys in 1984
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| On Bet [Poker] |
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The first wager made in any betting round. This usage is obsolete.
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| On Board [Poker] |
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1) On the table; in the game. 2) In hold 'em, describing the community cards. 3) In stud games, describing a player's up cards.
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| On Course Tote [General] |
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The totalisator which is situated at the track itself and utilises monies bet on course.
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| On Deck [Baseball] |
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A term used to refer to the next batter up in the inning. This person stands in a designated circular area and warms up before batting.
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| On Defense [Soccer] |
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Describes a team that does not have possession of the ball.
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| On Downs [Football] |
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The term used to describe a team’s loss of possession if it fails to reach the necessary line on a fourth down play.
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| On Guard [Fencing] |
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The instruction to get ready for competition. See en garde.
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| On his Horse [Baseball] |
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Phrase commonly used to describe an outfielder running after a fly ball.
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| On his Own [Poker] |
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On the nose (Playing one's own money, as opposed to playing house chips (playing as a stake player or (rarely) shill). Sometimes used by the management to describe a player who went broke while playing a stake or cow and is now playing on his own money. "On the nose he never blows." When the new shift comes in, you may hear the shift manager of the departing shift tell the new shift manager, "Smiley's on the nose." This presumably refers to a player who ordinarily plays only stake. Also, on his own.)
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| On Keel [Rowing] |
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Descriptive of a balanced and level boat.
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| On Offense [Soccer] |
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Describes a team in possession of the ball.
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| On the Beam [Sailing] |
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To the side of the boat at right angles, abeam.
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| On the Bit [Equestrian Sports] |
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Descriptive of a horse that's being restrained by pressure on the bit.
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| On the Board [Poker] |
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1) Having one's name listed for a particular game. "Are you on the board for the twenty?" means "Are you on the list for the $20-limit game?". 2) Pertaining to one's board.
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| On the Bow [Sailing] |
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To the bow of the boat, forward of the beam.
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| On the Button [Poker] |
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In the button position. "I was on the button, so I figured I could open light."
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| On the Come [Poker] |
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1) Describing a bet made on an unmade hand before all the cards have been dealt, or in the anticipation of making a hand. In lowball, this is usually whatever you're drawing to; in high (draw, stud, or hold 'em), it is usually four cards to a straight, flush, or straight flush. To raise on the come means to start with four cards to a good hand that is not yet made, and raise the pot before the draw to build a larger pot, with the hope of making the hand and having a larger pot to bet into after the draw. A player who starts with A-2-3-4-K in lowball and raises is raising on the come. To bet on the come usually means to bet as just described; sometimes to make a blind bet after the draw after having drawn one card to a come hand. (A come hand is a hand that needs one card on the come.)2) A hand that is drawing to a straight or flush.
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| On the Cuff [Poker] |
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Pertaining to unsecured card room credit. "Can I have some chips on the cuff?" means the asker will pay back the money if he wins, or, if he loses, at some future unspecified time. Also on the finger, on the sleeve
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| On the Fence/Rails [Horse Racing] |
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A horse racing in a position next to the inside running rail.
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| On the Finger [Poker] |
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On the cuff (Pertaining to unsecured card room credit. "Can I have some chips on the cuff?" means the asker will pay back the money if he wins, or, if he loses, at some future unspecified time.)
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| On the Flat [Equestrian Sports] |
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Descriptive of training or rounding over ground without obstacles.
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| On the Flop [Poker] |
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Pertaining to the flop in hold 'em.
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| On the Nose [Poker] |
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Playing one's own money, as opposed to playing house chips (playing as a stake player or (rarely) shill). Sometimes used by the management to describe a player who went broke while playing a stake or cow and is now playing on his own money. "On the nose he never blows." When the new shift comes in, you may hear the shift manager of the departing shift tell the new shift manager, "Smiley's on the nose." This presumably refers to a player who ordinarily plays only stake. Also, on his own.
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| On the Outside [Poker] |
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Not an employee of a card room, that is, a live player; usually preceded by on the. "Doesn't Hector work here?" "Nah, he's on the outside."
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| On the Pace [Horse Racing] |
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A horse which is keeping up with the runner which is determining the speed of the race. It means it's right up there with a good chance of winning. In contrast, a horse which is just off the pace, is one which is slightly out of touch, but still has some chance of winning.
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| On the Paint [Horse Racing] |
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A horse racing very close to the inside running rail, almost scraping the paint off the rails so to speak.
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| On the Rail [Poker] |
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Busted, that is, out of action, in the sense of being forced to watch the games from the rail.
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| On the River [Poker] |
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The last card dealt in a hand of stud or Hold'em.
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| On the Road [Ice Hockey] |
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When an NHL team plays games away from its home arena.
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| On the Screws [Baseball] |
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When a batter hits the ball hard. Also "on the button."
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| On the Shelf [Poker] |
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Not currently down, that is, in a game; said of a stake player. Comes from the shelf, where a stake player's chips are kept when he is between playing sessions
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| On the Side [Poker] |
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Referring to money that goes into or belongs in a side pot. "Jim's out of chips, so Bill's last bet goes on the side
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| On the Sleeve [Poker] |
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On the cuff (Pertaining to unsecured card room credit. "Can I have some chips on the cuff?" means the asker will pay back the money if he wins, or, if he loses, at some future unspecified time. Also on the finger).
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| On the Square [Poker] |
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1) Describing a deck all four of whose edges are smooth, that is, having no trimmed cards to be identified by feel by a thief (such as belly strippers or end strippers or any other form of strippers). 2) By extension, describing an honest game, someone playing honestly, or, in the "real world," any honest situation. "He's playing on the square" means he's not cheating
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| On the Stick [Craps] |
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The term to indicate that a dealer is the stickman.
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| On the Turn [Poker] |
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Pertaining to the fourth up card (the turn card) in hold 'em.
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| On the Way [Bingo] |
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Or "games on the way." The bingo game(s) played on a blackout game prior to the blackout and on the same card. First the preliminary game(s) are played and then more numbers are called until there is a blackout.
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| On the Wind [Sailing] |
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Sailing close hauled. Sailing toward the wind as much as possible with the wind coming from the bow.
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| On Tilt [Poker] |
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Playing poorly and irrationally due to emotional upset, often caused by the player in question having had a good hand beat by a freak draw from another player (often in complete disregard of the odds and good play) or the player having lost a pot because of his own bad play. Also called steaming, having one's nose open, opened up, unglued and being wide open.
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| On Top [Poker] |
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Out of a hand, usually said by a player as he chooses not to participate in a pot, as, "I'm on top." The expression comes from pan.
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| On's [Bingo] |
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Refers to the number of bingo faces per sheet. A 6 ON would have 6 faces per sheet.
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| On-Course [General] |
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At the racecourse or event.
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| On-Side [Soccer] |
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The opposite of offside.
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| On-the-Fly [Ice Hockey] |
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Making player changes or substitutions while play is under way.
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| One [Poker] |
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1) A one-card draw, usually preceded by the. "Check to the one." 2) An ace. "I have three ones."
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| One Back [Horse Racing] |
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The runners behind the leader and the death horse are referred to as being one back. The horses behind these runners would be two back and so on.
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| One Man Back [Ice Hockey] |
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Descriptive of the situation in which a team has only one defenseman between the goaltender and the attackers, usually because the other defenseman has been caught up ice.
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| One Out [Horse Racing] |
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The runners behind the horse in the one-one position are normally referred to as being one out (and two, three or four back etc, depending on its position). Similarly, a horse racing on the outside of the horse in the one-one, would be classified as being two out, a runner outside of this horse would be three out and so on.
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| One Pair [Poker] |
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1) In high, a hand containing one pair, plus three other unmatched cards. In high games, this is the second-lowest rank of hand, ranking above no pair and below two pair. 2) In lowball, a hand that paired.
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| One Roll Bets [Craps] |
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Wagers whose outcome is determined by the very next roll of the dice. Such bets may be made before any roll. These all pay higher than 1:1, This includes "Any craps", "eleven", "seven", "Horn", and "field" bets.
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| One Skating [Skiing] |
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Also known as symmetrical V—skating, or V-2 skating. This technique is a double-pole push with every skate (i.e. to the left and the right).
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| One Up [Golf] |
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Used in match play to mean having scored one hole more than your opponent. Also, the score of the player who is one up.
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| One-and-One [Basketball] |
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A free throw attempt awarded in certain situations in high school and college basketball in which the player gets a second free throw if the first attempt is successful.
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| One-Card Draw [Poker] |
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A hand that needs one card, as, in high draw poker, a four-flush or a four-straight, or, in lowball, four cards to a wheel plus a king.
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| One-End Straight [Poker] |
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A particular inside straight, four cards to a straight open at one end only, either A-2-3-4, which becomes a straight by the addition of any 5, or J-Q-K-A, which becomes a straight by the addition of any 10. This is more restricted than a one-way straight.
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| One-Eyed [Poker] |
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The jack of hearts, jack of spades or king of diamonds. So named because the characters are drawn in profile, thus showing only one eye.
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| One-Eyed Man in the Game [Poker] |
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A code expression, usually used among thieves or those "in the know," that there is a cheater in the game.
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| One-Eyes [Poker] |
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Face cards with the figure shown in profile, which, in a standard deck, are the two one-eyed jacks and the king of diamonds. Also called profiles
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| One-Gap [Poker] |
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A hold'em starting hand in which the two cards are two apart in rank.
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| One-Handed Deal [Poker] |
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A method of dealing cards, using only one hand, performed generally only by a one-armed player, by flipping the cards one-handed from the top of the deck
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| One-Iron [Golf] |
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An iron club with a loft of approximately 17 degrees, lie of approximately 56 degrees and length of 39 inches. Men's clubs give a distance of between 185 and 220 yards. Also called a driving iron.
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| One-on-One [Basketball] |
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Descriptive of a situation in which two opposing players confront one another with no assistance from teammates. It may arise on a one-player fast break against a single defender or when a team has cleared out the side of the court where the ball is located.
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| One-Putt [Golf] |
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To hole the ball using only one shot on the green.
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| One-Roll Bets [General] |
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Wagers that will win or lose depending on the next roll of the dice.
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| One-Table Satellite [Poker] |
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A special satellite tournament, consisting of one table of players, whose prize is usually a buy-in for a larger tournament. Such a tournament is often conducted just before a major tournament, often at the site of that tournament. One-table satellites usually have just one winner; sometimes second place is awarded a free entry to another tournament.
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| One-Timer [Ice Hockey] |
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A shot on which a the puck is fired as soon as the player receives it, without stopping it.
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| One-Twoing [Poker] |
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A form of cheating in which two thieves work as a team against one player.
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| One-Way Action [Poker] |
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1) Marked cards whose backs have asymmetric designs or patterns, such that their rank or suit can be determined by which way they are placed within the deck. 2) One-on-one (Describing a situation in which (only) two players are in contention for a pot. This is similar to head-to-head.).
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| One-Way Cards [Poker] |
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Cards with asymmetric pictures or designs on their backs, so that each back has a clear "up" and "down."
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| One-Wood [Golf] |
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Alternate name given to the driver. open A tournament in which both amateurs and professionals are allowed to play.
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| Oni Ken [Martial Arts] |
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Extended knuckle fist.
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| Online Game [Lotto] |
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A game where tickets are purchased through a network of computer terminals located at retail outlets. The terminals are linked to a central computer that records the wagers. Examples of on-line games include lotto, keno and numbers games.
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| Onset (Negative Offset) [Golf] |
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The design of a head in which the leading edge of the blade or face is forward of the leading edge of the hosel.
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| Oop [Golf] |
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Out of picture. Too far back to be in photo filmstrip.
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| Op [Greyhound Racing] |
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Orange Park, Florida
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| Open [Wrestling] |
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A command from the referee telling a wrestler to change his position and adopt more open tactics. If the wrestler doesn't respond, the referee will issue a caution for passive obstruction.
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| Open Bet [Greyhound Racing] |
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A bet that has not yet been closed.
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| Open Blind [Poker] |
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1) Game in which the player to the dealer's left blinds the pot, that is, puts in a bet equal to the limit of the game before receiving his cards. 2) Open the pot without first having looked at one's cards.
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| Open Blind and Straddle [Poker] |
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Game in which the player to the dealer's left blinds the pot, that is, puts in a bet equal to the limit of the game before receiving his cards, and the player to his left raises that bet, also before receiving his cards. This has evolved into today's traveling blind game
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| Open Blind, Raise Blind [Poker] |
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1) The term usually applies to a draw game, generally lowball, and is often shortened to OBRB. A game in which the first player to the dealer's left blinds the pot and the next player raises before getting his cards. Often called just raise blind. 2) This is usually part of a proposition. That is, one player asks another, "Open blind, raise blind?" This means, "If you open the pot blind, I will raise you blind."
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| Open Blind, Raise Blind, Reraise Blind [Poker] |
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1) The term usually applies to a draw game, generally lowball, and is often shortened to OBRBRB. A game in which the first player to the dealer's left blinds the pot, the next player raises blind before getting his cards, and the next player raises before getting his cards. Since this puts six bets into the pot before the cards are dealt, the effect is to increase the action of the game. Often shortened to re-raise, and sometimes called raise blind. 2) This is usually part of a proposition. A player who asks another, "open blind, raise blind, re-raise blind?" is saying, "I will open the pot blind and re-raise you back blind if you promise to raise blind."
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| Open Bowling [Bowling] |
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Bowling for the fun of it, as opposed to competing in league or tournament play.
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| Open Cards [Poker] |
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1) Face-up cards in a stud game; up cards 2) The community cards in hold 'em and similar games.
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| Open Class [Horse Racing] |
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Horses, generally four years of age and older, which compete in races open to the most well-performed horses.
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| Open Draw [Figure Skating] |
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A draw in which the skaters themselves determine skating order by drawing numbers from a closed pouch.
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| Open Frame [Bowling] |
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A frame in which the bowler doesn't get a strike or a spare.
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| Open Game [Poker] |
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A game that anyone can join, if a seat becomes available; sometimes refers to games played in private clubs or otherwise privately, as home games; more commonly refers to games in public card rooms. The opposite of a closed game.
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| Open Ice [Ice Hockey] |
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That part of the ice that is free of opponents.
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| Open Knee [Horse Racing] |
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A condition of young horses in which the physis of the knee has not closed; an immature knee. Often used to describe the status of the physis immediately above the knee and is an indicator of long bone growth in two-year-olds.
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| Open Light [Poker] |
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Open, that is, initiate the betting, with a substandard hand, usually with respect to position. For example, in a hold 'em game, you can open light on the button, that is, with much looser requirements than you would have in any earlier position.
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| Open on Anything [Poker] |
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A form of high draw poker with no minimum opening requirements, usually played bet-or-fold. This is opposed to jacks or better, a game in which a player must have at least a pair of jacks to open. Also called anything opens.
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| Open Paddle [Table Tennis] |
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A paddle tilted upward, away from the table. Striking the ball with an open paddle tends to produce backspin. Compare closed paddle.
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| Open Pair [Poker] |
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1) The situation in stud games in which a pair exists among the up cards of at least one player. In some games, when an open pair appears, the betting limit increases. 2) An exposed pair.
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| Open Poker Dictionary [Poker] |
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Stud poker, that is, the form of poker in which players start with one or more cards dealt face down, followed by cards dealt face up, one at a time, usually with a betting round after each up card, and one more for the final down card (if any Games where some of the cards are dealt face up.)
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| Open Race [Horse Racing] |
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A race with wide open eligibility conditions, permitting entry of a wide variety of horses.
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| Open Receiver [Football] |
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A player who has no defender closely covering him.
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