LEARN THE LANGUAGE

SHUFFLEBOARD SLANG

THE BASIC LINGO

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BISCUIT(S): THE DISC(S)
TANG(S): THE CUE(S)
BISCUIT CADDY/BASKET: THE WOODEN BOX THAT HOLDS THE BISCUITS
COURT: THE 52 FOOT LONG FLOOR COURT
BOARD: ALL OF THE COURT OTHER THAN THE SHOOTING AREAS
YELLOW / BLACK: EACH TEAM WILL PLAY A COLOR (CHOOSE CAREFULLY)
FRAME: EACH GAME OF SHUFFLEBOARD HAS 8 FRAMES
KITCHEN/10 OFF: THE SCORING AREA CLOSEST TO THE STANDING AREA WHICH IS -10 POINTS (STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN)
10: THE TRIANGULAR 10 POINT AREA AT THE TIP TOP OF THE SCORING AREA
8: THE TWO AREAS INSIDE THE PAINTED LINES MARKED 8
7: THE TWO AREAS INSIDE THE PAINTED LINES MARKED 7
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ADVANCED LINGO

Alley: The 2-foot AREA PARALLEL TO either side of the board.
APRON: The Shooting area.
Block: a disc that is shot and positioned in a way that obstructs one's opponent from targeting a particular live disc.
Bump: “BUMP” a target disc to MOVE it forward AND make it a scoring disc.
CALL: DETERMINE iF a disc is scoring or not.
Clear: Shoot THE disc IN A WAY THAT TARGETED DISC(S) ARE FULLY KNOCKED off the board.
DR NUT: where you put your drinks
Dead BISCUIT: A disc which is out of play because it has touched an alley or a live disc that has been declared “dead” Due to violations or penalties. Dead Biscuit must be removed from the area.
Deep: A position of a scoring disc that is close to but not touching the line directly behind it.
Dividing triangle: Area dividing the two sides of the kitchen (it’s still - 10 points)
Double-soup: Having two biscuits in the kitchen at once
FOOT of the court: Non-chalkboard scoring board side of the playing area
Head of the court: Chalkboard scoring board side of playing area
Hammer: The last disc to be shot.
Pepperoni: Scoring all four of your biscuits in one frame
Lag line: The second line on the court you must reach for a legal shot
Liner: A live disc sitting on a line
NYSA: NY Shuffleboard Association. Pigeon: A disc on the line 7/10-off line with a significant portion within the 7, which is liable to be bumped up into the 10-off, leaving the striking disc as a scoring disc in the 7.
Scoreboard/Silent captain: The display board used to record player or team scores at the completion of each frame, located at the head of each court.
Snuggle: Place a scoring disc close in front of a live disc.
St. Pete: A guard which is about hallway between the apex of the scoring diagram and the edge of the court. A St. Pete is usually an effective guard for a player when positioned on the same side of the court as the player's opponent. Also CROSS GUARD, CROSS PILOT.
Tampa: A guard that is near one side of the apex of the scoring diagram. A Tampa is usually an effective guard for a player when positioned on the same side of the apex as the player. Also PILOT.

Thank you to Clearwater Shuffleboard Club for the glossary!