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ARROWS: Darts. BABY TON: A score of 95, usually by scoring five 19's. BAG O' NUTS: A score of 45. BARREL: The part of a dart you grip, right behind the point. BASEMENT: The double-3. BREAKFAST: A score of single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. This was based on the typical price of a bed-and-breakfast, 26 pence. BUCKET OF NAILS: Landing all three darts in the 1's. BUCKSHOT: When you're darts land wildly all over the board. BULL: The center of the board. BULLSEYE: The center of the board. BUST: Hitting more than you needed in an x01 game, and the darts don't count. C: In a Cricket game this refers to high scores base on the number of darts scored. For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5 darts" were scored with three darts. CHUCKER: A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care. CIRCLE IT: When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the terrible throw. CLOCK: The dart board. CORK: The center of the board. This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it is tapped. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the begining of darts. DIDDLE FOR MIDDLE: A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who shoots first in the game. DOUBLE: The thin outer ring of the board, it usually counts for two times the number hit. DOUBLE IN: A double is needed to start the game. DOUBLE OUT: A double is needed to win the game. DOUBLE TOP: The double-20. DOUBLE TROUBLE: Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game. DOWNSTAIRS: The lower portion of the board, usually in refernce to the 19's in a game of x01. EASY IN: A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. FEATHERS: The "wings" at the end of a dart that make it fly straight. Also known as flights. FEATHERS: The number 33. FLIGHTS: The "wings" at the end of a dart that make it fly straith. Also known as feathers. HALF-A-CROWN: A score of single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. HAT TRICK: A score of three bullseyes. HOCKEY: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. ISLAND: The actual playable area of a dart board (inside the doubles ring). If you miss, your "Off the island". LEG: One game of a match. MAD HOUSE: The double-one, because it can drive you crazy trying to hit one in a game of x01. MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE: A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who shoots first in the game. MONGER: A person who deliberately scores many more points than needed to win the game. MUGS AWAY: Loser of the previous game goes first in the next game. MURPHY: A score of single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. Based on Murphy's Law. OCHE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. POINT MONGER: A person who deliberately scores many more points than needed to win the game. POPCORN: When the darts land so close to each other, they knock their flights out. RIGHT CHURCH, WRONG PEW or RIGHT HOUSE, WRONG BED: When you a double or triple, but the wrong number. ROBIN HOOD: When you shoot a dart into the shaft of another. SHAFT: The part of a dart behind the barrel when the flights are mounted. SHANGHAI: A score of a single, double and triple in the same number. In some games this is an automatic win. This is also the name of a game. SHUT OUT: When you lose a game without ever scoring in it. SKUNKED: When you lose a game without ever scoring in it. SLOP: Darts that score, but not where you wanted them. SPIDER: The metal web that divede the dart board. SPLASH: Darts that score, but not where you wanted them. STRAIGHT IN: A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring. THREE IN A BED: Three darts in the same number. THROW LINE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. TOE LINE: The line you you stand behind and throw the darts from. TON: A score of 100 in a game of x01. Scores over 100 would be called a "ton-whatever" for example, a ton-thirty would be a score of 130. TRIPPLE: The thin inner ring of the board, it usually counts for three times the number hit. UPSTAIRS: The upper portion of the board, usually in reference to the 20's. WIRE: Darts that just miss where you aimed but on the other side of the spider. X: A double-1 out. |