Dictionary Corner: Common terminology used to describe pros and their games

[Third Serve]

Add option C) cyclists, cause tennis players would never do that

lol that‘s a good one. Btw I didn’t actually mean no tennis players dope but just humorously saying that the B is more prevalent than A

 

[Swingmaster]

Journeyman, crafty, virtuoso, hot piece of ass

 

[ForehandCross]

VAMOS :
a) The cry that Nadal makes when his animal instincts kick in :Includes Fist Pumps ,may or may not include facial expressions indicating constipation.

b)The cry which amatuers make when their opponent mkes an error Or when they use all the luck of their life to hit a winner.

 

[Slowtwitcher]

Great thread

 

[JustMy2Cents]

PTPA: Planning Totally Pointless Actions

 

[Fabresque]

Umpire: A referee who calls the score and overrules calls. Usually correct, unless it’s against your favorite player.

Hypothetical: A scenario in which your favorite player is heralded as being the GOAT if this or that happened. Examples include: Hypothetical peak neo backhand Federer, Hypothetical gluten-free Ulton pre-2011, Hypothetical hyperaggressive ATP forehand and second serve Murray, and of course: Hypothetical non-injured healthy Rafael Nadal.

 

[megamind]

@Bender I’d like to nominate this post for Post of the Year

 

[megamind]

Philosopher : Someone who plagiarizes quotes in order to appear intellectually superior on social media

 

[megamind]

Real Slam : the Cincinnati Open, the only Open that matters

 

[Bender]

spiritual - believes ridiculous superstitions
gentleman - the PR team invested millions in creating an image for the purposes of selling sponsors' products

Hmm that reminds me of someone with an extra large Nose.

VAMOS :
a) The cry that Nadal makes when his animal instincts kick in :Includes Fist Pumps ,may or may not include facial expressions indicating constipation.

b)The cry which amatuers make when their opponent mkes an error Or when they use all the luck of their life to hit a winner.

Umpire: A referee who calls the score and overrules calls. Usually correct, unless it’s against your favorite player.

Hypothetical: A scenario in which your favorite player is heralded as being the GOAT if this or that happened. Examples include: Hypothetical peak neo backhand Federer, Hypothetical gluten-free Ulton pre-2011, Hypothetical hyperaggressive ATP forehand and second serve Murray, and of course: Hypothetical non-injured healthy Rafael Nadal.

Philosopher : Someone who plagiarizes quotes in order to appear intellectually superior on social media

Real Slam : the Cincinnati Open, the only Open that matters

I've added several of these suggestions but I'm literally out of characters. Might have to make a part 2 or something.

 

[Third Serve]

Reading this thread after going a few months without looking at it has me chuckling out loud. Will probably win the "Best Thread" at Doc's TTW Awards, can't see much else in the way.

 

[megamind]

This thread should be marked as Required Reading for all newcomers to the forum helplessly trying to understand the drivel that we speak

 

[Bender]

This thread should be marked as Required Reading for all newcomers to the forum helplessly trying to understand the drivel that we speak

tbh you don't even need that. This is like 75% of the posts on these boards:

Poaster: says something

Translation: he salty

 

[Third Serve]

This thread should be marked as Required Reading for all newcomers to the forum helplessly trying to understand the drivel that we speak

This applies only to lingo on the GPPD. If we got into the TTW history stuff, that would be a whole 'nother area of study. The sureshs section would already be as big as this post (and as big as something else, but I'll leave you to figure that out)

 

[Shaolin]

"Low Priority Tournament"

Any tournament, usually an indoor event like ATP Tour Finals, that Nadal cannot manage to ever win in his 17+ years on tour.

Term coined by fanatics like octagon on TTW to make themselves feel better about Rafa's ineptitude indoors.

 

[Sudacafan]

Non Real Tennis:
Please refer to Kermit.

 

[Bender]

"Low Priority Tournament"

Any tournament, usually an indoor event like ATP Tour Finals, that Nadal cannot manage to ever win in his 17+ years on tour.

Term coined by fanatics like octagon on TTW to make themselves feel better about Rafa's ineptitude indoors.

Gotcha covered fam

1. Exho: A tournament a player you like has never won; not to be confused with: exhibition; see: money grab
2. Money grab: A tournament that does not award ATP points, featuring a player you dislike
3. Roof: A contraption that causes knee pain or injury; see: injury, cheating, excuse (@Breakpointerer and @zagor)

Non Real Tennis:
Please refer to Kermit.

Gotcha covered too, boo

1. Clay: The surface of the tournament in which a player you like lost

 

[Breakpointerer]

Reading this thread after going a few months without looking at it has me chuckling out loud. Will probably win the "Best Thread" at Doc's TTW Awards, can't see much else in the way.

It's definitely got my vote

 

[D.Nalby12]

Real Slam count = official Slam count - No of French open wins.

Example - Federer has 19 real slams while Nadal has 7.

 

[Fabresque]

ball kid - Used by Roger Federer in order to “accidentally” run into the opposition and injure them.

 

[Third Serve]

Real Slam count = official Slam count - No of French open wins.

Example - Federer has 19 real slams while Nadal has 7.

Also the Cincinnati Masters

 

[Slowtwitcher]

Normal - not calling someone a "bullsheet Russian"

 

[megamind]

Novak - Dennis Novak
Imhotep - Novak Djokovic

 

[Dilexson]

Pin this Mods!

 

[megamind]

the sureshs - 21-time Internet Tennis Grand Slam champion, master of the drop volley, undefeated against Fedr, Nadl, and ********, see this video for more info

 

[OldschoolKIaus]

The good tennis - only played by the Nadal and maybe some other nice guys according the Nadal.

 

[King No1e]

Philosopher : Someone who plagiarizes quotes in order to appear intellectually superior on social media

To be fair, he plagiarized 1 quote and he's posted at least a few hundred by now.

 

[King No1e]

Real Slam count = official Slam count - No of French open wins.

Example - Federer has 19 real slams while Nadal has 7.

"Somebody once told me that clay is not a surface
Cause Rafa lives rent-free in my heaaad!"

 

[aldeayeah]

The good tennis - only played by the Nadal and maybe some other nice guys according the Nadal.

(the) Good Tennis: A match in which the average rally length is over nine thousand shots. Synonym: pushfest. See also: pusher, defensive, servefest (antonym)

 

[EdSWright]

Dirty: The combination of high intensity and endurance in a French sporting competition, sometimes on dirt.

 

[aldeayeah]

Brainless ball basher: an aggressive player you don't like.

Gamesmanship: every breath a player you dislike takes.

Underarm serve: a) a legitimate surprise tactic against inattentive returners, b) a classless, cheap trick, bordering on cheating

 

[Krish872007]

This is the best thread I have seen in my 6.5 years of poasting and more than 9 years of TTW lurking. Long have I searched for the peRFect thread, looking for pearls of wisdom. And so it has come to pass - the TTW Gods were indeed right: "Believe, and you will see."

 

[Breakpointerer]

Moonballing: When a player you dislike uses high amounts of topspin(or) When Rafael Nadal targets your favourite player's backhand.

 

[Nuclear Warhead Sinner]

This is simply perfect.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

79. Objective: A Roger Federer fan
80. Spencer: A random girl you can see on TTW for unknown reasons

 

[Clay lover]

How could we not include moonball? "A ball hit to your favourite player's backhand and which has contributed to his losses against an aesthetically inferior player."

 

[JackSockIsTheBest]

first I got excited because I thought it’s another one of Bender’s informative, deeply researched threads, like the ones about Big 3 racquets or ATP forehands, where he will define all the playing styles.

turns out it’s even better.

one of Eminem’s hobbies is reading a dictionary and now I see why, it’s fun.

I’d add:

Fighting spirit: When a player sweats too much during matches.

wow that's me on my legs & hands lol

 

[JackSockIsTheBest]

How could we not include moonball? "A ball hit to your favourite player's backhand and which has contributed to his losses against an aesthetically inferior player."

 

[mike danny]

@Bender

Don't know if it has been said yet:

ATG: a player who loses a lot to the Big 3

 

[mike danny]

Adjusted slam count: number of slams that were not won in the 2004-2007 period.

 

[Gazelle]

Aggressive: when a player hits a passing shot from 5m behind the baseline

Weapon: Murray's lob

 

[BackhandDTL]

You forgot fearhand.

The flat no spin court-skidder that Murray used to beat Djokovic at the USO 2012 and W 2013.

Once Lendl left it because a pancake, though.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

79. Objective: A Roger Federer fan
80. Spencer: A random girl you can see on TTW for unknown reasons

81. Three: How many titles Mainad's favorite player won at Wimbledon

 

[The Blond Blur]

81. Three: How many titles Mainad's favorite player won at Wimbledon. Also the number of GS titles needed to be an ATG.

Just added this last little bit. Now it’s perfect like MurrayGOAT’s children.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

Just added this last little bit. Now it’s perfect like MurrayGOAT’s children.

Lol. Yeah, it's perfect now.

 

[Bender]

I actually think I have to start a part 2 for this thread, because I was stupid enough to think one poast was enough to cover all the terms.

 

[megamind]

I actually think I have to start a part 2 for this thread, because I was stupid enough to think one poast was enough to cover all the terms.

If @StANDAA deletes their first poast in the threat, then maybe you can use your second poast for one half of the dictionary since it’d then be right below your first poast

 

[Deleted member 748597]

I actually think I have to start a part 2 for this thread, because I was stupid enough to think one poast was enough to cover all the terms.

Please do that. We need to help the new users as much as we can.

 

[Red Rick]

I actually think I have to start a part 2 for this thread, because I was stupid enough to think one poast was enough to cover all the terms.

 

[Deleted member 748597]

82. Nole Slam: (a) Djokovic's greatest achievement; (b) A sh!tposter on TTW