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| Slow (Track) [Horse Racing] |
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A racing strip that is wet on both the surface and base.
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| Slow Game [Poker] |
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A game with little action, that is, not much betting and raising, or, in a no-limit game, with few large bets.
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| Slow Pace [Poker] |
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Slow pace describes a game without much betting and raising.
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| Slow Play [Poker] |
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To play a strong hand weakly, by checking instead of betting or by calling instead of raising. Usually done to win extra bets by keeping more players around for future rounds of betting.
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| Slow Track [Horse Racing] |
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A racing surface wetter than good, but not as thick as muddy. Footing is still wet, between heavy and good.
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| Slow Whistle [Ice Hockey] |
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When an official waits to blow his whistle because of a delayed offside or delayed penalty call.
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| Slow-a [Baseball] |
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Otherwise known as "Regular A," these full-season minor leagues contain less-experienced professional players. The Slow-A leagues are the Midwest League and South Atlantic League (Sally).
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| Slow-Down Bet [Poker] |
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In a no-limit game, a bet smaller than one ordinarily might make or than the situation calls for, in the hopes of keeping from having to call a larger bet if one passed instead of betting.
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| Slowball [Poker] |
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Humorous name for a slow lowball game.
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| Slowroll [Poker] |
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To reveal one's hand slowly at showdown, one card at a time, is to slow roll. This is usually only done with a winning hand, for the purpose of irritating other players (well, some people do it innocently).
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| Slug [Blackjack] |
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A small number of cards, bunched together in the deck. Usually used to identify the cards that a cheating dealer pre-identifies, controls in his shuffling action and deals out accordingly.
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| Slug the Deck [Poker] |
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Place a slug into a deck (A clump of cards, usually implying that they have been deliberately arranged and shuffled into position by a cheat.) and shuffle it into a prearranged position.
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| Slump [Golf] |
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A prolonged period of bad play.
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| Slur Bow [Archery] |
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A crossbow with a barrel slotted on both side for the string, dating from the early 16th century.
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| Sm [Greyhound Racing] |
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Seminole, Florida
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| Small Bet [Poker] |
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In a double-limit game, a bet at the smaller bet size. For example, in 10-20, small bets are $10 and big bets are $20.
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| Small Blind [Poker] |
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The smaller of the two compulsory bets in flop games, made by the player in the first postion to the dealer's left.
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| Small Block [Motor Sports] |
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Usually refers to a small-block Chevy engine.
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| Small Forward [Basketball] |
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A forward who is typically smaller and quicker than the power forward, therefore more likely to play facing the basket and to take jump shots.
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| Small Game [Poker] |
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A poker table (in a card room) with small stakes.
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| Small Nickel [Poker] |
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1) A $50 bill. 2) $50 in cash. 3) $50 in chips.
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| Small One [Poker] |
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1) A $100 bill. 2) $100 in cash. 3) $100 in chips. For all meanings, sometimes called big one. Small one is often used when big one is used for $1000.
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| Small Stuff [Sailing] |
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Small lines used when whipping and serving.
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| Small Sword [Fencing] |
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A light duelling sword popular in the 17th-18th centuries, precursor to the foil.
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| Small Table [Poker] |
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A poker table (in a card room) with small stakes.
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| Smart [Wrestling] |
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(noun) The opposite of a mark, and an equally controversial term. A smart is a fan who views wrestling as much if not more from an inside perspective than from a regular fan’s perspective. A smart is likely to subscribe to one or more sheets and be familiar with all of the terms listed here. With the emergence of the Internet, the number of fans who consider themselves smart has grown rapidly. Because of this, promotions have gone after smart fans by running angles that appeal more to them. For instance, if it is known to smarts that two wrestlers have a legit beef with each other outside of the ring, a promotion might start a program with these two wrestlers to appeal to the smarts.
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| Smart Airbag [Motor Sports] |
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Smart airbags don't exist yet, but NHTSA expects automakers and their suppliers to have them perfected sometime after the year 2000. There are many designs, but each contains similar elements including a system of sensors and mathematical algorithms to detect the presence or absence of an occupant in the seat; to determine the size, weight and nature of any occupant (including whether it is a rear-facing infant and determine whether the occupant is an adult, a dog, a bag of groceries or a rear-facing infant seat); and to determine whether the occupant is too close to the airbag door for safe deployment. A smart system will use that information to decide whether to inflate the airbag in an impact. Later generations of smart airbags will adjust the rate of inflation based on force of impact and size of the occupant.
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| Smart Mark (Smark) [Wrestling] |
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(noun) A new term that is used mostly by those in the business to describe smarts. It is the belief of many that even though a fan may be "smart" to the inner working of the business, he still watches the TV shows and buys the tickets, therefore he’s still a mark.
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| Smart Money [General] |
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Sides that are bet on by the more knowledgeable handicappers.
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| Smash [Badminton] |
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An overhand shot on which the shuttle travels sharply downward.
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| Smear [Poker] |
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Substance for marking the backs of cards.
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| Smiley [Motor Sports] |
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Semi-circular black mark appearing on a race car's bodywork after contact with another car's tire, also known as a donut.
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| Smoke on the Water." [Poker] |
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A phrase used to describe a raise. If you hear this phrase, it usually comes after another player has raised. May derive from steam, a former synonym for raise.
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| Smooth [Poker] |
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The best possible low hand with a particular high card. 8432A is a smooth 8.
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| Smooth Call [Poker] |
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To call one or more bets with a hand that's strong enough for a raise, with the intention of trapping more money in the pot. Smooth call is like flat call, although it more strongly connotes a powerful hand that one is trying to slow play.
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| Smother [Golf] |
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To hit down on the ball, causing it to travel a short distance along the ground.
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| Smother the Puck [Ice Hockey] |
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To cover the puck with the hands or body. The goaltender is allowed to smother the puck in the goal crease when he's being challenged or checked by an opponent, but otherwise it's an illegal act that draws a minor penalty.
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| Smw [Wrestling] |
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Smoky Mountain Wrestling
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| Smythe Division [Ice Hockey] |
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With the Norris Division made up the Campbell Conference until the 1992-93 season; renamed the Pacific Division of the Western Conference starting with the 1993-94 season.
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| Snake [Golf] |
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A three-putt off any green. A game played where the last three-putts of round, occuring on any hole owes the other members of the group the pre-agreed total of all three-putts. Gets pretty exciting the last few holes with some competitors playing snake-avoidance.
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| Snake Eyes [Craps] |
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1. Two. 2. Betting on the number 2 (1&1).
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| Snakebit [Poker] |
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Having bad luck. "How ya doin'?" "Terrible. I've been snakebit for a week. Can't make a hand when it counts.
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| Snap [Football] |
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When the center while facing forward quickly hands the ball between his legs to a player standing behind him (usually the quarterback) to start each play.
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| Snap Hook [Sailing] |
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A metal fitting with a arm that uses a spring to close automatically when connected to another object.
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| Snap Off [Poker] |
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1) Catch someone bluffing. 2) Catch a card on the end (as the river card or seventh card in seven-card stud, the last community card in hold 'em, or on the draw in draw games) to beat a hand that was leading up to that point.
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| Snap Pass [Ice Hockey] |
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A quick pass made with a snap of the wrists, similar to a wrist shot.
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| Snap-Hook [Golf] |
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To hit a hot with an acute hook.
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| Snapper [Blackjack] |
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A colloquial term for a natural or blackjack.
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| Snatch [Weight Lifting] |
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A lift in which the bar is brought from the platform to an overhead position in one continuous motion, while splitting or squatting, and then straightening to an upright position. The lifter must hold the bar overhead, with arms straight, until the referee gives the down signal.
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| Snatch Block [Sailing] |
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A block that can be opened on one side, allowing it to be place on a line that is already in use.
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| Snatch Game [Poker] |
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A less-common name for rake game. Sometimes snatch game implies a game in which the dealer takes more than he is supposed to, or takes all that he can get away with, whereas rake game is just the generic term for that method of making its money by the house
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| Sneak [Poker] |
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The removal of a card by a player who is holding out or using a holdout machine or the reintroduction of a card into play.
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| Snip [Horse Racing] |
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A small patch of white hairs on the nose or lips of a horse.
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| Snip (Head Marking) [Horse Racing] |
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A separate white or flesh colored marking found between the nostrils or on the lips.
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| Snipe [Golf] |
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A ball that is hooked and drops quickly
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| Snivel [Skydiving] |
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Usually refers to when a canopy opens more slowly than expected. Most camera flyers pack an intentional snivel to ease the G-shock created by opening the canopy.
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| Snoozer [Poker] |
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The joker when used as a "partially wild card" in high draw poker and ace-to-five lowball. In high, it is good for aces, straights, and flushes. It makes a third (or fourth) ace, but does not improve any other pair. In a deck with the bug, a rank of hand exists higher than any straight flush: five aces. Also Bug.
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| Snow Hand [Poker] |
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In draw poker, a hand with which you snow (bluff), sometimes by making, in high, a pat hand bluff, or in lowball, by standing pat on any five garbage cards.
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| Snow Job [Poker] |
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1) A hand with which you snow (bluff). 2) A bluff.
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| Snow the Cards [Poker] |
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Shuffle a deck or the cards in a hand overhand by pulling a few cards at a time from the top to the bottom.
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| Snow-Skating [Skiing] |
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The term often used to distinguish skating on Nordic skis from that of ice skating.
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| Snowcone [Baseball] |
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Common term for when a fielder catches a ball, and a portion of the ball protrudes the end of the glove, appearing like a snowcone.
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| Snowmen [Poker] |
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Two or more 8s. (That's what they look like.)
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| Snowplough Braking [Skiing] |
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Performing a snowplough glide with the inside edges of the skis biting into the snow to produce a braking force, and thus control speed.
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| Snowplough Glide [Skiing] |
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Placing the skis in a convergent position, and flat on the snow, whilst descending a packed powder slope.
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| Snowplough Turning [Skiing] |
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A snowplough glidewith weight-transfer onto one ski and then the other, to produce a series of controlled and stable turns. Known as wedge turning in USA.
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| Snowplow [Skiing] |
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A method of stopping in which the front tips of the skis are brought together, almost touching, while the tails are spread outward.
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| Snub [Sailing] |
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To suddenly stop or secure a line.
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| Snug [Horse Racing] |
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Mild restraining hold by rider.
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| So [Greyhound Racing] |
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Sanford-Orlando
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| So Ya [Archery] |
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A plain or war arrow, Japan.
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| Sochin [Martial Arts] |
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Name of a Karate Kata
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| Sochin Dachi [Martial Arts] |
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Posture used in the kata Sochin (between Kiba Dachi and Zen Kutsu Dachi)
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| Society [Poker] |
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Chips of relatively large denomination. In a small game, in which dollar chips are used for most bets, $5 chips would be considered society chips; in a $20 game, with most bets made with $5 chips, society chips would probably be $20 chips. Chips of the highest denomination for the game are sometimes called high society chips
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| Society Chips [Poker] |
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Chips of relatively large denomination. In a small game, in which dollar chips are used for most bets, $5 chips would be considered society chips; in a $20 game, with most bets made with $5 chips, society chips would probably be $20 chips. Chips of the highest denomination for the game are sometimes called high society chips
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| Socket [Golf] |
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The opening, in the neck of an iron, where the shaft is fitted.
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| Socks [Horse Racing] |
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Solid white markings on a horse extending from the top of the hoof to the ankles.
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| Sof [Blackjack] |
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An abbreviation for Slots A Fun, a casino.
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| Sofftie [Golf] |
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Eneral term given to a one-piece grip composed of a very soft compound. First developed by the Eaton Corporation and marketed under the Golf Pride name.
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| Soft [Poker] |
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1) Smooth, as a soft 8. 2) In lowball, pertaining to a limit game played at slighter higher than its normal stakes. For example, a soft 8 starts out as a $6-limit game, and then the players agree to slightly increase the size of the game by adding $1 to the big blind. Instead of three blinds at $1-$2-$3, it becomes $1-$2-$4 and $8-limit. This is not the same as a straight 8, whose blinds are $2-$2-$4. Similarly, a nominal $8-limit game might become a soft 10, with blinds of $2-$2-$5, instead of the usual $2-$3-$5. The point of all this is to play at the next higher level without having to pay the time for that size game. 3) Easy to beat. "Get in; it's a soft game." 4) Pertaining to currency. For example, when requesting change in currency (as opposed to chips), a request made by a dealer to a floor man of "$20 chips, $80 soft" indicates a player has a $100 bill and wants only $20 of it in chips. 5) Without putting pressure on. "He always plays her soft" means that when he gets in a pot with this particular young lady, he does not bluff her, nor does he try to push her around with aggressive betting
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| Soft (Track) [Horse Racing] |
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Condition of a turf course with a large amount of moisture. Horses sink very deeply into it.
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| Soft / Soft Hand / Soft Total [Blackjack] |
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A hand that contains an Ace which is counted as 11. E.g. Ace-9 is soft 20. "Soft" denotes that the value can be changed. If later valued at 1, it becomes a "hard" hand.
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| Soft Break [Poker] |
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The changing of currency, usually for part cash and part chips.
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| Soft Double [Blackjack] |
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To double down on a hand with an ace as part of the original hand.
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| Soft Eye [Sailing] |
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An eye splice that does not use a protective insert.
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| Soft Hand [General] |
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Any blackjack hand that contains an ace valued at eleven. Stand: To not take any more cards.
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| Soft Line [General] |
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A wagering line that is not current with the true posted line. A line that has been adjusted or moved as a result of action and does not reflect the true line as posted.
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| Soft Run [Horse Racing] |
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An easy run. A horse which is not put under pressure in the running of the race, by receiving a favourable position throughout. For instance, a horse which travels in the one-one for most of the race, or travels in the lead without being taken on, may be referred to as having had a soft run.
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| Soft-Play [Poker] |
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Without putting pressure on. "He always plays her soft" means that when he gets in a pot with this particular young lady, he does not bluff her, nor does he try to push her around with aggressive betting
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| Soft-Stepping [Golf] |
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A process of assembly in which a shaft with a longer tip section is put into a club that would normally require a shorter tip section in order that the club play to a softer flex. Installing a #2 iron shaft into a #3 iron to gain more flexibility is an example of this process.
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| Sogi [Martial Arts] |
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Stance or position.
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| Sogo Gachi [Martial Arts] |
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A compound win that results when the combatant has a waza-ari and the opponent is penalized with a keikoku. (Judo)
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| Sohc [Motor Sports] |
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Acronym for single overhead cam (see Overhead Cam)
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| Soil Sampling [Motor Sports] |
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A driver has gone off track into the dirt and grass.
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| Sojutsu [Martial Arts] |
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"Art of the spear." An armed combative practiced by Japanese feudal warriors who used many types and styles of spears.
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| Sokim [Martial Arts] |
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Fake" or "feint.
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| Sokuto [Martial Arts] |
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Foot edge or knife foot.
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| Sole [Golf] |
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The bottom underside portion of any type of golf club. It is the area where the club rests on the ground in playing position.
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| Sole Plate [Golf] |
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A metal plate that protects the bottom of a wood club.
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| Sole Weighted Iron [Golf] |
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The design of an iron had in which the majority of its weight is concentrated toward the sole of the club. This produces a lower center of gravity making it easier to get the ball airborne.
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| Sole Width [Golf] |
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The measure of a sole from the leading edge to the trailing edge. A narrow sole width is better from firmer ground; wide soles are helpful in getting the ball airborne and are more suited to less-firm ground.
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| Solenarion [Archery] |
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A Byzantine arrow guide, dating from the 6th to 10th century, used to shoot short arrows. See Majrã.
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| Solenoid [Bingo] |
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A coil of wire wound around a spool and a metal plunger partway inserted in it. Apply power to the coil and the plunger is sucked into the spool, pulling whatever is attached to it.
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| Solid [Poker] |
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Conservative, not likely to get out of line; said of someone's play or a player.
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| Solid Ball [Golf] |
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Also known as a two-piece ball, a solid ball is characterized as one with a cover (usually of a durable material) molded over a central core. Solid balls are considered to have a harder feel and may tend to go farther than other types of balls.
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| Solo [Synchro Swimming] |
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An event in which individual swimmers compete against one another.
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| Solo I [Motor Sports] |
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A racing event sponsored by the SCCA, focused on Time Trial and Hill Climbs.
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| Solo Ii [Motor Sports] |
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Autocross racing event sponsored by the SCCA.
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| Somersault [Freestyle Skating] |
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A 360-degree rotation of the body around the hips, forward or backward, while in the air. Generally called a flip.
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| Something [Poker] |
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In a no-limit game, a (usually) substantial bet. "You passed? I'm going to bet something."
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| Sonkal [Martial Arts] |
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Knife hand.
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| Soor Harban [Archery] |
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Buriat for an archery contest shooting at a target consisting of a leather strap wound around a wooden stake driven into the ground. The object of the contest is to dislodge the stake with an arrow and drive it the furthest from its original position.
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| Sophomore [Horse Racing] |
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A three-year-old horse.
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| Sophomores [Horse Racing] |
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Three-year-old horses. Called sophomores because age three is the second year of racing eligibility.
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| Sore Spot [Poker] |
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4 (the card); imitates four spot.
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| Sorts [Poker] |
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A deck made up by taking portions from several decks, usually for the purpose of cheating. This is done to, for example, take advantage of slight differences in patterns in different runs of cards. The diamonds on one deck may meet at the edges slightly differently from one deck to another, but, to the untrained eye, the patterns would look the same on the backs of all the cards.
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| Sos [Skydiving] |
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Single Operation System. This system simplifies emergency procedures by combining the functions of the cutaway and reserve handles in a single handle.
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