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This is a general Glossary of Darts, the popular pub
sport.
A
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ANNIE'S ROOM (or ANNIE'S HOUSE) The number
1.
ARROWS Another term for darts.
ARCHER Refers to a player who throws very
quick smooth darts, like an archer's arrow (also known as
a 'Derek'). Contrast "FLOATER".
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BABY TON A score of 95, usually by scoring
five 19s.
BAG O' NUTS A score of 45.
BARREL The part of a dart you grip, right
behind the point.
BASEMENT The double-3.
BOUNCE OUT When a dart hits a wire on the
board flush-on and bounces back off the board. Can be potentially
dangerous to spectators who are too close.
BREAKFAST (or BED 'N' BREAKFAST) A score
of 26, made up of a single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game
of x01. This is a common score in darts because players aiming
for the 20 sector (which contains the highest scoring area
on the board) will often accidentally hit the 1 and the 5
sectors, which are located on either side of the 20. The term
comes from the typical price of a bed-and-breakfast in times
gone by: 2 shillings and sixpence, or "two and six".
(See also "CHIPS")
BUCKET/BAG OF NAILS Landing all three darts
in the 1s. This is also known as "The Eric Bristow",
who once scored three 1s in televised tournament.
BUCKSHOT A throw when darts land wildly
all over the board.
BULL-OFF See DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE.
BULLSEYE (or BULL) The center of the board.
(see also: "SINGLE-BULL" and "DOUBLE-BULL")
BUST Hitting more than you needed in an
x01 game. The darts do not count and the player begins his
next turn on the same score he had prior to.
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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.
CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST Hitting treble 20, treble
1 and treble 5 in three darts (see "BREAKFAST")
CHIPS A score of 26. (See also: "BREAKFAST")
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. A variation on this tradition is to draw
a fish around the score, often leading to aquarium-related
jokes being aimed at particularly poor or unlucky players.
CLOCK The dartboard itself, usually in the
context of "ROUND THE CLOCK".
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 game's early days.
COVER A term frequently used by Sid Wadell,
meaning aiming for treble 19.
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DADDY'S BED/DADDY'S/DADDY see "RIGHT
CHURCH, WRONG PEW"
DAIRYLEA DARTS A throw that is 'spread'
around the board, named after the cheese spread Dairylea.
DEVIL The treble-6, so called due to '666',
and the fact that it is often hit in error when going for
treble-13 or treble-10.
DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE A throw to see who
gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who throws
first in the game. Also known as a "BULL OFF", "MIDDLE
FOR MIDDLE" and "OUT FOR BULL". DOUBLE The
thin outer ring of the board. In standard x01 games, a double
counts for two times the number hit.
DOUBLE-BULL On dartboards configured with
a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles, the outer
circle is commonly green and worth 25 and the inner circle
is commonly red and worth 50 points. Hitting the innermost
ring of this type of bullseye is a "DOUBLE-BULL".
(See also: "BULLSEYE")
DOUBLE IN A variant of x01 in which a double
is needed to start 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 reference to the 19s in a game of x01.
E
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EASY IN A game that requires no special
shot to begin scoring.
EDDIE SHUFFLE (The) The art of adjusting
ones stance or position along the ockey in an attempt to circumnavigate
a troublesome 'blocking' dart. Also referred to as The
Milk Float.
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FEATHERS The number 33.
FOGLE A series of castaway darts thrown
with no other purpose than to irritate opponents.
FLIGHTS The "wings" at the end
of a dart that make it fly straight. Also known as feathers.
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GAME ON Advises all players that the match
has now started
GAME SHOT Signifies that the match winning
double has been hit
GRANNY A lose without scoring, see
SHUT OUT
H
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HAT TRICK A score of three bullseyes.
HIGH TON A score greater than 150.
HOT TODD-E Refers to a player who throws
well despite intoxication.
I
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ISLAND The actual playable area of a dart
board (inside the doubles ring). Missing this area entirely
is sometimes referred to as "Off the island".
ICHIGO-BYO In Japanese it means "Strawberry
Disease" but taken apart it, the word strawberry: "ICHIGO"
can mean 1 (ichi) and 5(go). Japanese players use this term
for when they aim at 20 but hit a 5 and a 1 along with the
intended 20. It is equivalent to the English term "Breakfast".
K
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KILLER A game variant where a number of players
"own" a number on the dartboard and compete to build
up "lives" (by hitting that number) until a threshold
is reached (usually 4 or 6) before attempting to "kill"
other players by removing the lives they have built up (by hitting
those other players' numbers) until a single player is left.
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LEG One game of a match. Most professional
matches are made up of a number of sets, each of which is
split into legs.
LEG SHOT Signifies that a player has completed
(Won) the "leg".
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MAD HOUSE The double-1. At least two explanations
for the term have been proffered; because it can drive you
crazy trying to hit one in a game of x01, or because it impossible
to "get out" of the mad house - once a player has
a score of 2 the only way to finish the game is by hitting
a double-1.
MAXIMUM A score of 180
MAXIMUM CHECK-OUT A score of 170 to end
a game. treble-20, treble-20, inner bull
MCQUIGGINS GOLD An unorthadox finish to
a game such as finishing 101 with (3,T20,D19), a cheeky (3,8,D20),
perhaps even a 113 outshot with (17,T20,D18) or other less
popular routes. Also referred to as Maverick play.
MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE See "DIDDLE FOR THE
MIDDLE".
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.
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NAIL Another word for 1. See "Bucket
of Nails" and "Ton of Nails".
NINE DARTER When a player completes a game
of 501 in the minimum required nine-darts. This is a very
rare event. There is usually a cash prize for professionals
throwing a televised nine-darter. Main article: nine dart
finish
NOT OLD A score of 37 (usually by hitting
a 20, a 5 and a 12). The phrase is believed to have its origins
in a Monty Python sketch.
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OCHE The line you stand behind and throw
the darts from.
OUT FOR BULL See "DIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE".
P
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PERFECT GAME See NINE DARTER
PERFECT SCORE When a player scores a maximum
180 points in one throw of three darts.
PERFECT FINISH When a player finishes a
game with a maximum score of 170. This must be done by scoring
treble 20, treble 20, double bull, with only three darts.
This is considerably more difficult than hitting a perfect
score as the player must break focus to change targets and
it can only be done if the player has an exact score of 170
remaining.
POPCORN When the darts land so close to
each other, they knock their flights out.
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REDEEMER A dart, (often a T20) that "redeems"
two previous poor efforts.
RIGHT CHURCH, WRONG PEW or RIGHT HOUSE, WRONG BED
Term for hitting a double or triple, but the wrong number.
Also known as "DADDY'S BED"
ROBIN HOOD When you shoot a dart into the
shaft of another.
ROUND OF NINE Throwing three triples in
one turn in Cricket.
ROUND THE CLOCK Any of a number of game
variants where players compete to be the first to hit all
the sectors on the board in an agreed order (usually numerical),
finishing with the outer bull followed by the bull. In some
versions hitting a double entitles the player to skip the
next number, with a treble entitling the player to skip two
numbers. Also commonly played by single players as a form
of practice.
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SCROAT A dart that is aimed for treble 20,
but ends up in double 20.
SET A scoring method used in many tournaments.
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. "Shanghai" sometimes
refers to a checkout of 120 (single, treble and double 20,
also as "Shanghai 20"). In some games this is an
automatic win. This is also the name of a game.
SHARKEY A non-registered player who has
to assume a false identity in order to fill in for an absent
player in a league game, e.g. "due to poor turnout, The
Arms had to use a Sharkey".
SHUT OUT When you lose a game without ever
scoring in it.
SINGLE BULL On dartboards configured with
a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles, the outer
circle is commonly green and worth 25 and the inner circle
is commonly red and worth 50 points. Hitting the outermost
ring of this type of bullseye is a "SINGLE-BULL".
(See also: "BULLSEYE")
SKUNKED When you lose a game without ever
scoring in it.
SLOP Darts that score, but not where you
wanted them. (See also: "SPLASH")
SPIDER The metal web that divides the dartboard
into sections.
SPLASH Darts that score, but not where you
wanted them. (See also: "SLOP")
SPRAY 'N' PRAY Darts thrown by an irate
and less talented player, rather quickly (See Kev Redhead)
STICKS The darts themselves.
STRAIGHT IN A game that requires no special
shot to begin scoring (also "straight off").
STRIKING IRAQ Hitting a double bull when
'diddling for the middle'- comes from the Gulf War, when Iraq
was being bombed, as Iraq has lots of oil. (See Striking
Oil).
STRIKING OIL Hitting a double bull when
'diddling for the middle' - comes from the black centre of
some modern dart boards.
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THREE IN A BED Three darts in the same triple
of a number. i.e. three triple 20's 180!
THROW LINE The line you stand behind and
throw the darts from.
TOE LINE The line 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.
TON OF NAILS A score of 5 where all three
darts fell in the 1 bed with 1 dart in the treble 1.
TOP BANANA Double 20. Usually exclaimed
after hitting this bed to win a match.
TOPS The double 20 bed. As in "he wants
tops for the match".
TRIPLE/TREBLE The thin inner ring of the
board, it usually counts for three times the number hit.
U
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UPSTAIRS The upper half of the board
W
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WANKER'S FIFTY (or BURGESS' FIFTY)
Crude term for scoring 50 by hitting single 20, single 18
and single 12 with three darts, so called because often poor
players achieve it when aiming for the triple 20.
WET FEET (or PADDLING) Standing too close
to the board (that is, in front of the toe line).
WHITE HORSE Scoring three virgin (untouched)
triples in Cricket.
WIRE Darts that just miss where you aimed
but on the other side of the spider.
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X A double-one out.
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