FEATURE/The Super Bowl Lingo Guide Released by yourDictionary.com.Lifestyle Editors/Feature Editors/Sports Editors FEATURE... DANVILLE Danville. 1 City (1990 pop. 33,828), seat of Vermilion co., E Ill., on the Vermilion River at the Ind. line; inc. 1839. It is a commercial and industrial center in a dairy, farm, and coal area. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24. 2003 yourDictionary.com (YDC YDC yourDictionary.com YDC Youth for Development and Cooperation (Netherlands) ), the linguistic portal of record, sent its linguistic specialists into the heart of Raider Nation The Raider Nation is known for its "black hole", a specific section of the McAfee Coliseum (Sections 104, 105, 106, and 107) frequented by the rowdiest and most fervent fans of the Oakland Raiders. and the Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. area to compile To translate a program written in a high-level programming language into machine language. See compiler. the "Guide to Super Bowl Lingo," which is an indispensable aid for casual fans to better understand this week's Super Bowl. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved. J.J. Payack, chairman and president of yourDictionary.com, "The purpose of creating the Super Bowl Lingo Guide is to help the casual observer better understand the culture that surrounds the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga , the teams and their fans with particular focus on the cultural milieu mi·lieu n. pl. mi·lieus or mi·lieux 1. The totality of one's surroundings; an environment. 2. The social setting of a mental patient. milieu [Fr.] surroundings, environment. and linguistic habitats of the participants." Robert Robert, Henry Martyn 1837-1923. American army engineer and parliamentary authority. He designed the defenses for Washington, D.C., during the Civil War and later wrote Robert's Rules of Order (1876). Noun 1. Beard beard, hair on the lower portion of the face. The term mustache refers to hair worn above the upper lip. Attitudes toward facial hair have varied in different cultures. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of yourDictionary.com, further explained, "The Guide is an indispensable aid to help television viewers VIEWERS. Persons appointed by the courts to see and examine certain matters, and make a report of the facts together with their opinion to the court. In practice they are usually appointed to lay out roads and the like. Vide Experts. world-wide better understand this unique American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of cultural phenomenon. It is a distinctively American ritual with its own nomenclature nomenclature /no·men·cla·ture/ (no´men-kla?cher) a classified system of names, as of anatomical structures, organisms, etc. binomial nomenclature and syntax syntax: see grammar. syntax Arrangement of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases, and the study of the formation of sentences and the relationship of their component parts. ." The Guide to Super Bowl lingo can be found at: www.yourDictionary.com/ The Oakland Raiders This article is about an American football team. For other uses, see Raider. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland, California. play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers • • [ in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. on Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. , January January: see month. 26th. Kickoff is at 6:18 p.m. Eastern. Commentary by Joe Marcello Marcello is an Italian surname and given name, the Italian equivalent of Marcel. Etymology The name originally means like a hammer. It is originally the adjectival form of marcus which means hammer , Peter Payack, Robert Beard, Lou Lorenzo & Paul JJ Payack.
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1. Battle of the Tampa Bay or San Francisco Bay. Will the real Bay
Bays Area please stand up?
2. Billions More than the Gross National Product of dozens of
countries. Also, the amount of money that is
wagered on the Super Bowl.
3. Bingo The second most popular sport in the Tampa Bay
area. If you consider the number of participants,
the number of games, and the number of cards per
game, then the number one sport in the Bay Area.
4. Blackbeard The Pirate Edward Teach, who plied his trade from
the Caribbean to Carolina's Outer Banks. Also, the
guy who sold you your Super Bowl tickets.
5. The Black Hole An astronomical anomaly, usually found in deep
space. A remnant of a star that has collapsed upon
itself, from which no light can escape. Also,
refers to the indigenous (and endangered)
habitation of the Raider Nation.
6. Blackout Oakland pioneered the term blackout, years before
the current California energy crunch, by simply
not selling out the Coliseum before the
NFL-mandated deadline.
7. The Bores One of the three passageways of the Caldecott
Tunnel, passing under the Oakland Hills. Also, the
local 49er fan.
8. Brown-outs Home games without Hizzoner.
9. Buccaneers 1) Pirates who preyed on West Indian shipping in
the 17th century.
2) Tampa Bay's NFL Franchise noticeably. (See,
also, 'Yuckaneers').
10. Call of the Early reference to Raider Nation Tailgate Parties
Wild by local denizen Jack London.
11. Chicago Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone living
in the Tampa Bay area is originally from Chicago.
There are also a number of folks from both Canada
and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
12. Cigars Long-hidden motivation of the Cuban Revolution:
Castro really wanted to catch up with Tampa in the
production of world-class cigars.
13. Chuckie The amazing similarity of the physiognomy of Jon
Gruden, the Buccaneer's Head Coach, to his
fictional movie counterpart. Inexplicably, Gruden
is also known as "Coach Gorgeous". (See, also,
'Full Chuckie').
14. The Coliseum Preferred name of the stadium where the Raiders
play. Second choice is the Oakland-Alameda County
Coliseum. Never, ever referred to as Network
Associates Coliseum.
15. The Draft Looking forward to the 2003 draft (of Budweiser
that is).
16. Al Davis The Managing Partner of the Oakland Raiders, with
the team since 1960, and one of the original
founders of the old American Football League.
Later had a mountain named after him.
17. The Donald In Central Florida, Donald Duck, Please! For New
York City, Fairfield County, Connecticut, and
Marin, California of course, Donald Trump.
18. Early Bird The only real specials to be found during Super
Specials Bowl week are eating TV dinners at home.
19. Enron In NFL circles actually spelled E-N-D R-U-N, where
a player uses fancy footwork to outfox the
opposition -- and then shreds the playbook. (See
also, Andersen Consulting).
20. Extra Point If you wear Mad Max or Blade Runner costumes, you
get extra points in the Black Hole.
21. Excellence As in "Commitment to," official motto of the
Oakland Raiders.
22. Full Chuckie A Jon Gruden stare; best to be avoided.
23. The Gaslamp San Diego's quaint and rollicking home to scores
Quarter of restaurants and nightclubs.
24. Gasparilla Quaint local custom. A combination of Mardi Gras
Festival and Halloween with Pirates invading the Mainland.
Similar to the Raider Nation at the Oakland
Coliseum during this year's playoffs.
25. Gov. Moonbeam No one refers to Jerry Brown as Gov. Moonbeam any
more; now more properly Hizzoner should be
referred to as Mayor Moonbeam.
26. Guac Also know as Guacamole, a favored dish of the
Super Bowl spread. Most of the avocados grown in
the US are found in San Diego County.
27. The Jints The New York Football Giant might have been
invited to The Party had they mastered the lesson
of handling of a bad snap.
28. Las Vegas The site of the real action on Super Bowl Sunday.
29. The Left Coast All of California on the seaward side of the San
Andreas fault; also what opponents of the Raiders
do after losing the game.
30. The Lost Years The time the Raiders spent in exile in the deserts
(1982-1994) and (as viewed from the Bay Area) 'wastelands' of
Southern California.
31. Mt. Davis The seats added to the Coliseum to lure the
Raiders back from LA; geologically speaking,
actually more resembling an escarpment than a
mountain.
32. Over/Under Exotic wager where you bet that the combined team
scoring will be either higher or lower than the
number designated.
33. Polyester Haute couture of the Raider Nation (when chain
link fencing, nails, iron mesh and associated
materials are in short supply). Also, fabric of
choice for Oakland Raider ownership. (See, also,
'early bird specials').
34. The Raiderettes "Football's Fabulous Females." Nuff Said.
35. Raider Nation A psychographic grouping of Oakland Raider fans.
For the uninitiated, best imagined as a cross
between outlaws of the Old West, marauding
Vikings, pirates of the high seas, Star-wars type
aliens and 60s-styled bikers.
36. San Francisco Suburb of Oakland, on the other side of the Bay
Bridge.
37. Silver and Official colors of the Raiders, also refers to
Black current hair styling of Hizzoner.
38. Sunday School Where you might now find the former 'Dirtiest
Player in the League,' Steve Wisniewski, and his
cohort, Napoleon Kaufman, teaching during the
off-season.
39. No There here? Gertrude Stein's famed comment, "There is no
there, there," referred to Oakland's purported
lack of a defining sense of place, with a style
all its own, which sets it apart from all others.
Obviously, Ms. Stein had never envisioned the
Raider Nation.
40. Tailgate party 24/7 activity of The Raider Nation with brief
three-hour interludes on game days.
41. Turducken John Madden's miracle weight-loss recipe: a duck
stuffed inside a chicken which, first developed
during his days in Raider Nation
42. Turnover Something found in a San Francisco bakery shop; in
Oakland, referred to as donuts.
43. Ringling As in Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey. Since
Brothers the Raider Nation has been way-laid, the other
circus 'winters' in nearby Sarasota, home of Clown
College.
44. San Diego Wonderful city that many believe epitomizes fine
California-style living.
45. Sinkhole A better place to put your money than NASDAQ.
46. Snowbirds Tourists from the Great White North, mainly into
golf, boating and/or the beach bringing with them
a culture all their own. Always in a rush. Not
your typical locals who love the cash but hate the
congestion.
47. Sunsets Invented in Tampa but widely copied throughout the
world.
48. Sunshine Skyway Truly spectacular feat of engineering spanning the
Tampa Bay.
49. The Tuna Bill Parcells, spurned Tampa Bay; recently ended
up in Dallas.
50. Yuccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of old.
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Tampa Bay Term Comment
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110% Historically, coaches used to ask 100% from
players; currently, the minimum acceptable effort
is 110%. (Apparently due to inflation in the
Exertion Index).
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