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L.Kizzle
09-06-2007, 01:29 AM
Where ever you hoop at, their is always different terms for different types of moves or plays. What are the terms used in your area and name the area you play at?



Houston / Mission-Fort Bend

- Eat: When you shoot a jumper right in the opponents face.
- Wet: A jumper from anywhere on the court.
- Cookies: To steal the ball from the opponent; (only a straight up steals, no playing the passing lanes).

KINGofTHEcourt
09-06-2007, 01:33 AM
Middle New Jersey

Saucy: Hit a jumper in someones eye.
Eat it: To get fouled hard and get up without showing any signs of pain.

I think cookies is used everywhere.

wTFaMonkey
09-06-2007, 02:42 AM
northwest houston.


wet or panties: all net.

brick: miss

etc etc

lakerfreak
09-06-2007, 03:00 AM
Change = to get the ball back after you make it.

money = when it goes in

ugly = an unorthodox form or any shot thats not normal

Ballastic
09-06-2007, 03:00 AM
scrubstitution - when a scrub on the court needs to be replaced or subbed out.

Dizzle-2k7
09-06-2007, 03:16 AM
Texas State Rec Center

WOLF = when someone is sneaking up behind to steal the ball, you yell this to warn your teammate.. or when your teammate is dribbling on a fastbreak thru a crowd and theres someone behind him he might not know about, you yell this.

qrich
09-06-2007, 03:24 AM
Van Nuys, Cali

Wet - When a shoot goes in perfectly, a swoosh in other words.
Clank - Same as a brick, off the rim.
Facial - Hitting it with someone in your face.
Pack - When you block someone nasty.
All Day - Not missing the whole game.

L.Kizzle
09-06-2007, 03:32 AM
Man, forgot about another we use.:D


Houston / Mission-Fort Bend
-Nut Up: When the opponent blows an easy shot because of the intimidation factor. Also, when the opponent is constantly messing up (bad passes, turn overs, bad shot selection) because of the competition.

Dizzle-2k7
09-06-2007, 03:35 AM
At my school's rec center we play to 30 by 2s and 3s. I dont know when or how that started ,but its been that way since Ive been here (this is my 6th year)

DatZNasty
09-06-2007, 03:37 AM
man when we play up at the college, them ****** play to 11 1s and 2s. **** is terrible because some games will literally last like 3 minutes

Dizzle-2k7
09-06-2007, 03:38 AM
Yea I been to places like that too.. but thats usually for gyms that only got 1 court. My school has 4 (1 usually for volleyball though) so its never like that.

I like 15 by 1s and 2s. Win by two.. thats my style.

wTFaMonkey
09-06-2007, 03:49 AM
yeah, they have like 5-6 courts at the UH rec.

Dizzle-2k7
09-06-2007, 03:54 AM
some dude named AJ that apparently plays at UT came by our gym the other day. he shoots lights out. I didnt get to play against him, but I wish I could have. white cloud plays at our gym every summer too. I wanna go at him too.

sick_brah07
09-06-2007, 04:05 AM
cherry picking if you run off when ur on the defense end hoping the other team miss and u get a long pass for easy lay up

L.Kizzle
09-06-2007, 02:51 PM
Houston / Mission-Fort Bend

Get It: Basically whenever you get someone with a nice move, you or someone else yells "Get It."

Richie2k6
09-06-2007, 03:25 PM
Cash - When you make a jumpshot
Eat It - When you make a jumpshot in someone's face
Get Out - When you block someone
Dirty - When you cross somebody up

ILballa
09-06-2007, 04:22 PM
Shit on-When you get dunked on

20 Dimes A Game
09-06-2007, 04:56 PM
Sheffield UK:

Face: Shoot right over someone or if you shoot and someone says 'miss' and you make it.

Beasting: Dominating

artest 93
09-06-2007, 05:06 PM
oh so this is where white people learn it.

Samurai Swoosh
09-06-2007, 05:15 PM
man when we play up at the college, them ****** play to 11 1s and 2s. **** is terrible because some games will literally last like 3 minutes
Yeah, but it keeps 'em moving and it weeds out the bad teams quickly. Plus, @ the places I hoop ... there is always a ton of people waiting. It makes sense, dude.

Samurai Swoosh
09-06-2007, 05:15 PM
Popcorn - Pull up jumper

applejoe
09-06-2007, 05:23 PM
Yeah, but it keeps 'em moving and it weeds out the bad teams quickly. Plus, @ the places I hoop ... there is always a ton of people waiting. It makes sense, dude.

That poster probably hates it cause he'll step on the court and have to sit back down before he even gets a chance to "get into rhythm" :roll:

Doesn't matter for me though, up to 7, 5, 1, whatever, I'm always the one staying on the court, so its all good

Loki
09-06-2007, 11:46 PM
Here are a few, including some that others have mentioned:


Horsing a guy = doing work inside and banging bodies on the boards or in the post

Cookies = picking a guy's pocket

Send that/Sent = swatting a shot

Piece/Pieced = partially blocking a shot, usually a jumper

Wet = when a shot goes in all net (or no rim, depending on where you're playing :) )

You got done = you got done

Sometimes used: "scraped" or "broke you off" on a nice crossover or any time you shake someone. I still occasionally hear "yolk/yoke" (sp?) as in "he yoked it on him" when a guy jams in another guy's face.


I play in Brooklyn and NYC, primarily. Occasionally on the Jersey shore.

Y2Gezee
09-07-2007, 12:13 AM
Beat-to brutally block a shot

Candy-steal, like taking candy from a baby

rape- the art of getting penetrated forcefully



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wally_world
09-07-2007, 12:24 AM
SINGAPORE

backstab - when someone comes from behind to steal a ball
burn - when you score even though your defender jumped
full burn - when you score even though your defender jumped and tapped the ball
tyco (a malay term) - lucky shot

Rameek
09-07-2007, 12:26 AM
butch/butcher = hack/hacker
beast/beast'n = domination/dominating
skates = crossed or crossedover
agua = nuttn but net
muerto = J'd, gettn done by someone
perculatin = gettn hawt
burnt/done = gettn umercifully scored on
yammed on = dunked on

ohhh yeaah
09-09-2007, 12:32 AM
sex'ed-nice move on some1
muffed-blocked
j'ed-jumperin some1s face
cookies-steal
crossover-mixed
getting posted up=bodied


brooklyn new york

Samurai Swoosh
09-09-2007, 12:52 AM
I say "Visine" if I hit a jumper in a dude's eye.

Most of the terms used though have been mentioned in here, however.

kobedaman24
09-09-2007, 04:03 AM
scrubstitution - when a scrub on the court needs to be replaced or subbed out.
lmao, that's hilarious

CeltsGarlic
09-17-2013, 08:13 PM
lmao, that's hilarious
:cheers:

Droid101
09-17-2013, 08:19 PM
Middle New Jersey

Saucy: Hit a jumper in someones eye.
Eat it: To get fouled hard and get up without showing any signs of pain.

I think cookies is used everywhere.
I've never heard cookies.

-Southern California

SamuraiSWISH
09-17-2013, 08:20 PM
- Wet: A jumper from anywhere on the court.
- Cookies: To steal the ball from the opponent; (only a straight up steals, no playing the passing lanes).

Used everywhere I go.

When I hit a jumper in an opponents face, I say VISINE

Droid101
09-17-2013, 08:21 PM
HIBACHI! -When you score.

Location: Gilbert Arenas' indoor basketball court

Assassin85
09-18-2013, 02:10 AM
Location - Trinidad and Tobago, its in the Caribbean.


Gunman - typically reserved for deadeye shooters with serious range and fg%.

'Buss eye' - Shot made on a closing defender's face resulting in a courtside frenzy and braggadocious banter.

'Bade' - Slam dunk on a defender.

tgan3
09-18-2013, 02:29 AM
Godlike/dominating/monster kill- when you make several baskets in a row

Ole- when you dribble the ball between the opponents leg.

Cleaning the toilet bowl- when the ball rolls around the rim.

See you later- when you bypass someone after a crossover

Get out of my house- After a monster block

rhowen4
09-18-2013, 03:14 AM
on the courts of suburban middle class northern california

"the folks'll love that" - usually said after a monster block

"hey man i was tripping" - said after engaging in conversation with a black individual

"wow we got *insert non-black pg* in here" - said after completing a pocket pass (nash is a common insertion)

"sorry about that" - after fouling someone on accident

hangintheair
09-18-2013, 04:19 PM
Without license/passport = Travelling
Lacoste = Shotjacker (it represents a crocodile or an alligator which is too selfish to share)