Rugby neologisms

Swiwi.

This thread might fall flatter faster than Australian confidence in Link McKenzie as the new messiah, but what the heck.

I see the Oxford dictionary has added a few new words to the dictionary, so I wondered about some rugby ones. To get the ball rolling

• Smugby - an annoying style of rugby in which players wave to the opposition or the crowd on the way to dotting down
  
• Thugby - acts of wanton & reckless play, which may or may not result in a citing
  
• Do a Dagg - perform an amazing feat on the rugby field, all the while with the mouth held open like a fish under water

Swiwi.

Smugby


Thugby


Do a (flying) Dagg

pickarooney

Nuclear Folau - the destructive aftermath of Israel's explosive burst.

Swiwi.

Sexton Loop - circular discussion about the root causes of a player failing to resign with his current club.

irishbucsfan

Swiwi - An overly verbacious southerner with a secret obsession with proper rugby.

Ugo Monye spacecraft experience

Headphones - Item of musical headwear designed to negate the effectiveness of captaincy

Swiwi.

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Swiwi - An overly verbacious southerner with a secret obsession with proper rugby.

OK, I come out of the closet. I love rugby league. This whole posting on the rugby forum is a cover. I tried to deny it, but it's just the way I am.

BTW, accusing someone of being verbacious, by using the word verbacious, is...well...being verbacious...

Podge_irl

Is the appropriate word not verbose? Not that I wish to be a grammar (or vocabulary) nazi, but I think verbacious is a made up word :P

The Madifro - a unique hairbut that ascribes fantastic rugby ability due to certain aerodynamic flows.

Swiwi.

Podge_irl wrote: »

Is the appropriate word not verbose? Not that I wish to be a grammar (or vocabulary) nazi, but I think verbacious is a made up word :P

The Madifro - a unique hairbut that ascribes fantastic rugby ability due to certain aerodynamic flows.

Make your mind up - am I verbose or verbacious, or both :eek:

I miss the Madifro - or is it back?

(irishbucsfan made up the word verbacious by the way - just so you know)

irishbucsfan

I would of gotten away with it too, if it wasnt for those meddling swiss!

The best neologism I saw on here was ambipropsterous.

irishbucsfan

Also an outdated neoligism was Kidney Infection

Which was the period after each 6 Nations when irish players had to remember how to play cohesive attaking rugby.

Podge_irl

I think you'll find I'm swish.

durkadurka

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I would of gotten away with it too, if it wasnt for those meddling swiss!

The best neologism I saw on here was ambipropsterous.

I think I can take some credit for ambipropstrous.
A word that has sadly , or in the context of Ireland, happily, fallen out of use.

Swiwi.

durkadurka wrote: »

I think I can take some credit for ambipropstrous.
A word that has sadly , or in the context of Ireland, happily, fallen out of use.

Nice! Had to google it, but yes, effectively the 23 man squad should be the death of ambipropstrousity. Or is that ambipropstrousness.

mathepac

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I would of ... .

Have. I would have or I would've, bud, righ'?

irishbucsfan wrote: »

... gotten away with it ... .

Got. There is no such word as gotten in English. There may be such a word in Amerglish or Ozlish or even Chavlish but not English

thomond2006

^ You mad bro?

P_1

Cheerbobo \ , verb;

to attempt to cryptically criticise a ruling organisation through the means of a post-match television interview

irishbucsfan

mathepac wrote: »

Have. I would have or I would've, bud, righ'?
Got. There is no such word as gotten in English. There may be such a word in Amerglish or Ozlish or even Chavlish but not English

I was on the way home from working 13 hours and posting on a phone, but I really appreciate the English lesson cheers.

P_1

Dekidnification \ , verb;

a restorative process which aims to restore skill, knowledge and confidence

Swiwi.

pickarooney wrote: »

Nuclear Folau - the destructive aftermath of Israel's explosive burst.

The Australia rugby landscape after Izzy confirms a new 2-year deal.

Swiwi.

irishbucsfan wrote: »

I was on the way home from working 13 hours and posting on a phone, but I really appreciate the English lesson cheers.

It's a nightmare! I do it myself (especially at work), but with the predictive text, browser thinking you're trying to select in order to copy & paste etc, it does try the patience. Maybe iOS 7 will help...

Swiwi.

.aok

The official seal of approval from the rugby mods.

Edit: not to be confused with Adam O'Kenny.

RuggieBear

Le vieux renard wrote: »

.aok

The official seal of approval from the rugby mods.

*cough*

.ak

RuggieBear wrote: »

*cough*

The masses have spoken, sorry.

:cool:

.ak

mathepac wrote: »

Have. I would have or I would've, bud, righ'?
Got. There is no such word as gotten in English. There may be such a word in Amerglish or Ozlish or even Chavlish but not English

Careful, or you'll find you have gotten an infraction for being a grammar Nazi....

justsomebloke

A Henson. use: 'mate, you are in the paper. But I'm afraid it's an a henson article'

def: 'A Henson' is a disproof of the old saying that all publicity is good publicity

pickarooney

Henson: the Muppet master or master Muppet?

Proposterous - the baffling lack of developing tight heads.

P_1

Heavenly Bread \ , noun;

the byproduct of a successful punt on a Welsh team

Donald \ , verb;

to surprisingly become the hero of a nation following an interrupted fishing expedition

stephen_n

Bit obvious but: a Brocker

who_me

Breakdown - the part of the game in which all clarity, consistency, fairness and understanding of the game 'break down'.

molloyjh

Hartley

Adverb

Definition: A lie about the level of physical damage or contact made with an individual.

Example: I Hartley touched him your Honour!

thomond2006

Lievremont - ????

(suggestions please!)

.ak

thomond2006 wrote: »

Lievremont - ????

(suggestions please!)

Trying to fit a square peg into a circular hole.

Redskinsdog

lol..

molloyjh

Poc

Verb

Definition: Cause to feel extreme fear, sometimes referred to as the "fear of God".

Example:

Swiwi.

Dying Swan: Chris Ashton if (when) he drops the ball doing one of those ridiculous dives, and costs England a match-winning try; the period during which this try-scoring manoeuvre subsequently fades from use

Swiwi.

thomond2006 wrote: »

Lievremont - ????

(suggestions please!)

The term used to describe a series of apparently random and nonsensical selections, which occasionally produce an unexpected victory.

pickarooney

thomond2006 wrote: »

Lievremont - ????

(suggestions please!)

The scientific peculiarity of travelling in completely the wrong direction yet almost arriving exactly where you want to go.
Also known as not having the Phineas Foggiest (Phineas Frog?)

19543261

Rugby neologisms Boards.ie Thread - Squeezing milk from a rock

Podge_irl

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Also an outdated neoligism was Kidney Infection

Which was the period after each 6 Nations when irish players had to remember how to play cohesive attaking rugby.

I'm still upset no newspaper ever went with the headling "Ireland need a Kidney transplant" (or some wittier version of it).

.ak

Podge_irl wrote: »

I'm still upset no newspaper ever went with the headling "Ireland need a Kidney transplant" (or some wittier version of it).

Close enough.

Swiwi.

Podge_irl wrote: »

I'm still upset no newspaper ever went with the headling "Ireland need a Kidney transplant" (or some wittier version of it).

I'm thinking I'm detecting sarcasm here. But it's hard to tell from the computer screen's tone of voice...

.ak

Damnit.

Swiwi.

Acronymity - the art (epidemic on the forum) of identifying a player using only 3 letters, so that only those "in the know" can follow the discussion.

Like any random punter stumbling on the Leinster forum will keep wondering who this son of a b*tch is that everyone keeps referring to in such glowing terms.

.ak

Ah LVR you've got AMI cus SOB, BOD and POM didn't pay up their IOU at the IDS for you IMS but it was your LOI and PDF that made them think it was a WOT.

Key.

P_1

.ak wrote: »

Ah LVR you've got AMI cus SOB, BOD and POM didn't pay up their IOU at the IDS for you IMS but it was your LOI and PDF that made them think it was a WOT.

Key.

TMI :P

Buer

Podge_irl wrote: »

I'm still upset no newspaper ever went with the headling "Ireland need a Kidney transplant" (or some wittier version of it).

I'll settle for the banner "All heart, no Kidney" that was in Lansdowne in the days of yesteryear.

toomevara

'Knockonathon', an RL neologism courtesy of Shaun McRae, former Souths and Salford city reds coach..as evidenced by the second half of last weekends woeful Challenge cup final...