This is a glossary of terminology used in the game of darts. Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article, they appear in italics.
Darts played with a talking electronic board, popular with visually impaired players. May also be played by blindfolded sighted players.
Average
Average score achieved every three darts thrown. See also PPD.
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Baby ton
A score of 95, usually by scoring five 19s.
Baby fish
A 130 checkout: T20, 20 (or 20, T20), Bull. First mentioned by Wayne Mardle commentating the 2019/20 WC.
Bag of nuts
A score of 45, named after the prize offered at a fairground.[1]
Bagadix
A dart term used when a player scores 26 points by hitting a 20, a 5 and a 1. Over the years the term has been used more liberally to describe any combination of darts totalling a score of 26. Commonly coined, "Bag" for short.
Barrel
The part of a dart that a thrower grips, right behind the point.
Basement
The double-3.
Basil Brush
When someone loses without scoring a point, they are said to have been "brushed" or given the basil brush.
Baskin-Robbins
A throw with a total score of 31.
Baz
A darter with random and sporadic throwing ability.
Bed
A section of a number, usually referring to a double or triple.
A score of 170 to end a leg (triple-20, triple-20, inner bull) (See also: Maximum check-out)
Bounce out
When a dart bounces back off the board, usually after hitting a wire.
Break
Winning a leg as the player to go second at the start of that leg. Analogous to the usage of the term in tennis.
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). Hitting the treble of each number is known as a champagne breakfast: Triple 20, triple 5 and triple 1.
Brimful of Asha (Brimful)
A score of 45. Taken from the chorus of the song "Brimful of Asha" by Cornershop ("Brimful of Asha on the 45").
Bucket (or bag) of nails
Landing all three darts in the 1. This is also known as "The Eric Bristow", who once scored three 1s in a televised tournament.
Buckshot
A throw when darts land wildly all over the board.
In an x01 game, hitting more points than needed to win, reaching a score of 1, or reaching zero by hitting anything other than a double or the bull. The darts do not count, the rest of the turn is forfeited, and the player begins their next turn on their prior score. A variant is the Northern Bust, in which the player's score is reset to whatever it was immediately before the last dart they threw.
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C
In a game of cricket this refers to high scores based 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.
Carpentry darts
Darts thrown such that they miss the board entirely and hit a wooden frame which is holding the board to the wall. (See also: masonry darts)
Carolina Leaner
A player who leans as far over the oche as possible in an effort to reduce the distance of their throws. (American term)
Champagne Breakfast or Triple Jan Visser
Hitting triple 20, triple 1 and triple 5 in three darts. (See also breakfast)
Checkout
Scoring exactly the score that is left, to win the leg. A final double is required to win a leg in an x01 game.
A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board and does not aim or care.
Circle it
When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, their teammates 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. (See also: fish)
Clock
The dartboard itself, usually in the context of round the clock.
Conquistador
Going out with a bull/double bull.
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
Aiming for an alternate triple, usually 19, when a previously thrown dart is blocking the triple 20.
Two distinct game variations. The American game is known by many different names, such as "Mickey Mouse", outside North America, where cricket refers to a different game, which is often called "Australian Cricket".[4]
A throw that is 'spread' around the board, named after the cheese spread Dairylea.
Devil
The triple-6, so called due to '666', and the fact that it is often hit in error when going for triple-13 or triple-10.
Devil's Finish
Checking out 25 (usually Single 9, Double 8), originated from a video of Ted Hankey playing.
Deming
When the dart lands on the other side of the wire of the area aimed for. Then yelling an expletive.
Destiny bull
When it is inevitable that bull will be hit. For the whole day after whoever achieves this must be referred to as 'bull'.
Diddle for the middle
A throw of a single dart to determine who throws first in the game by means of being closer to the bullseye. Also known as a "bull-off", "middle for middle", "corking" 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, double-bull refers to the inner circle, which is commonly red and worth 50 points. (See also: bullseye and single-bull)
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.
Double Quincy
The double-7, named after Ajax player Quincy Promes.
Downstairs
The lower portion of the board, usually in reference to the 19s in a game of x01.
Dreaded
Hitting a 20, 1 and 5 in the same turn, coined by a group who play in the Prince Of Wales, Haslemere, Surrey.
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Easy in
Same as straight in; a game that requires no special shot to begin scoring.
Eddie Duffill shuffle (The)
A true technical skill the Eddie Duffill shuffle is the fine art of adjusting ones stance or position along the oche in an attempt to circumnavigate a troublesome 'blocking' dart. Also referred to as The Milk Float or the Doctor Robotnic.
Egg and Chips
Scoring 26 in three darts, through scoring a 20, 1 and 5
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Feathers
The number 33.[1] Also may refer to flights, since early flights were made from feathers.
Fish
A score of nine or less, usually denoted by drawing a whale around the score on the scoreboard. (See also circle it and whale).
The third dart thrown, when it manages to avoid scoring a FISH or a WHALE which was looking likely after the first two darts had been thrown. So called because the player is said to have "saved the fish" or "saved the whale".
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Hat-trick
A score of three bullseyes. Also known as the Alan Evans shot, who scored three bulleyes during a match on numerous occasions.
He doesn't want it
A cry from the crowd in recognition of the fact that one of the players is struggling to successfully complete a leg.
High ton
A score equal to or greater than 150.
Hot toddy
Refers to a player who throws well despite intoxication.
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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.
Irish Ton
Two single 1s and a triple 1; ie: it would be worth 100 if it were five 20s instead of five 1s.
Iron Man
Going out with a double/double.
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Jugging
Checking out while the opponent's score is 200 or greater. Based on a custom in social darts that requires a player defeated in this manner to drink a jug of beer without stopping.
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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.[4]
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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".
Lipstick
Usually refers to triple 20, as this portion of the board is commonly red in color and resembles an upper lip, but may refer to any red double or triple.
Low Ton
A score less than 150 but greater than 100.
Last Dart Dave
First two darts miss the mark, however, the last dart hits the intended target.
Medit
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 is 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.[2]
Marker
A dart that has landed off target but very close, the dart is used as guide.
Darts thrown such that they miss the board entirely and hit the wall instead (i.e. even worse than carpentry darts).
Match dart
A dart thrown at a double to win the match.
Maximum
A score of 180
Maximum check-out
A score of 170 to end a game (triple-20, triple-20, inner bull)
McQuiggin's gold
An unorthodox 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. This kind of play was popularised by BelgianErik Clarys, who used bizarre ways of checking out on televised events.
Meatball
Throwing the dart underhanded and backwards into the board.
When a player completes a game of 501 in nine throws, the minimum required to do so. This is a very rare event. There is usually a cash prize for professionals throwing a televised nine-darter.
Nish
When a player finishes with two singles of the same value.
No sense of humor
A traditional cry from opponents or spectators when a player deliberately switches to aiming at a different part of the board in order to avoid an embarrassing score such as a fish or a wanker's fifty.
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 (King Arthur & Dennis, in "Monty Python & the Holy Grail").
The line from behind which the players throw. They may stand on any portion of the oche and/or lean forward over it if desired, but no part of either foot may extend past the edge closer to the dartboard.
Out chart
A list of the optimal checkouts for all numbers from 2 to 170. Often written on a small card that comes with, when buying new boards or darts.
When the darts land so close to each other, they knock their flights out.
PPD
Average "points per dart" thrown. See also average.
Pub score
Achieved by hitting 20, 5 and 1, while aiming for the treble 20.
Pudding darts
Term used by the Dutch to describe a poor visit to the board.
Punting
The illegal act of touching the board with a dart's point after already retrieving it from the board.
Peg out
Australian term for hitting the required double to finish an 01 game.
Precious Mountain
Australian term when throwing the last dart in a win loss scenario.
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Quadro
A dartboard which was first manufactured in the 1990s. The board has an additional scoring ring located between the treble ring and the bullseye which is worth quadruple points. On this board the maximum score is 240, the highest outshot is 210 and a seven-dart finish is possible from a 501 start. It was used during the WDC UK Matchplay event, but thereafter it fell into disuse in tournament play. Harrows no longer manufactures the board.[5][6]
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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
Throwing a dart into the shaft of another making it stick, sometimes splitting the flight. The darts not touching the board do not count for score.
Round nine
Throwing three triples that close (before being closed by opponent) or point 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 20,[4] although sometimes with the outer bull followed by the bull. In some versions hitting a double entitles the player to skip the next number, with a triple entitling the player to skip two numbers. Also commonly played by single players as a form of practice; also known as around the world.
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Scroat
A dart that is aimed for triple 20, but ends up in double 20.
Scud
Aiming for something and hitting something else that either marks or points.
The placement of player(s) automatically in a tournament where some have to qualify, or automatic placement in later rounds.
Shaft
The part of a dart behind the barrel where the flights are mounted.
Shanghai
Hitting a single, double, and triple of the same number on one turn. Also refers to a game in which players throw at each number on the board in turn, scoring points, with the first player to hit a Shanghai being declared the winner. If no player achieves a Shanghai, then the player with the most points wins.[4] In some variants of the game, achieving a Shanghai awards bonus points instead of an automatic win. Variations on the term include Little Shanghai (hitting a single, double, and triple of three different numbers), Big Shanghai or Shanghai Noon (single/double/triple 20), and Short Shanghai (single and double bull on one turn). Any such variation may be used to check out in a standard game, as long as the double is hit last.
Sharkey
A non-registered player who assumes a false identity in order to fill in for an absent player in a league game.
Shotgun blast
All three darts thrown at one time.
Shropshire Bull
A method of winning a non-competitive game in which the thrower declares his/her intent to check out by hitting only the bullseye and then does so.
Shut out
Losing a game without scoring any points.
Single-bull
On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles, single-bull refers to the outer circle, which is commonly green and worth 25 points. This is also known as the 'outer bull'. The inner circle is commonly red and worth 50 points. There is speculation to whether this is called the bullseye or indeed called the target. See also: bullseye and double-bull.
Skunked
Losing a game without scoring any points.
Slop
Darts that score, but not where you wanted them, also known as a scud.
Smoke Break
Another name for a game of darts.
Spider
The metal web that divides the dartboard into sections.
Splash
throwing two or more darts at the board at the same time. Hitting a scoring number that was not the intended target.
Spray and pray
Darts thrown aimlessly.
Spud
Another name for a game of darts.
Sticks
The darts themselves.
Straight in
A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring (also "straight off").
Straight out
A game that requires no special shot to finish a game. i.e. Players on 15 can hit the S15 to win instead of going S7, D4.
Striking Iraq
Hitting a double bull when diddling for the middle – comes from the Gulf War, when Iraq was being bombed, as Iraq has much oil. (See striking oil).
Striking oil
Hitting a double bull when diddling for the middle. So called because of the black centre to the bullseye of some modern dart boards.
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Target
The centre of the board, though some call it the bullseye there is speculation to the real name.
That's darts
A widely used term by television commentators when something unexpected or extraordinary occurs during a game.
Three in a bed
Three darts in the same number, no matter double or triple.
Tin Hat
Getting beat in a game of double in, without hitting a starting double. Drawing a hat with a T in the losing players score when the game has ended, symbols getting ‘tin hatted’.
Three darts in the triple 20 which score 180 points; only in x01 games. See maximum.
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 triple 1.
Top banana, top of the shop, tops
Double 20. "Top banana" is an exclamation often used to mark a double-20 throw that wins a match.
Topperroonas
Double 20 for the win. In the name of Raymondo.
Triple (or treble)
The thin inner ring of the board, it usually counts for three times the number hit.
Triple in, triple out
An x01 game that requires a triple throw to start and win.
Turkey
30 points.
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Upstairs
The upper half of the board
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Veg Patch
Usually refers to hitting the triple either side of the triple 20 (triple 1 or triple 5) but may refer to any green bed on the board.
Velocity
Refers to the speed at which a dart travels before hitting the board.
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Wanker's 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.
Wanker's off
When the losing player starts the next leg - similar to Mugs away.
Wet feet (or paddling)
Standing too close to the board, i.e that is, in front of the oche.
Whale
A score of nine or less (i.e. averaging 3 or less per dart). Usually denoted by drawing a whale around the score on the scoreboard.
White horse
Scoring three triples in cricket on different numbers.
Wire
Darts that just miss where you aimed but on the other side of the spider.
Workin' man's darts
When a player closes a single number using all 3 darts in cricket.
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Referencesedit
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^ abChaplin, Patrick. . www.patrickchaplin.com. Archived from the original on 2010-10-21. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
^George, B. and Chaplin, P. (2011) Scoring for Show, Doubles for Dough – Bobby George's Darts Lingo, Apex Publishing.
^ abcd"Board of brilliant versatility". BBC Sport. 29 December 2003. Retrieved 2010-08-24.
^Tim Cronian. "QUADRO Dartboard". crowsdarts.com. from the original on 2015-02-23. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
^"The Quadro 240". patrickchaplin.com. 7 October 2019.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Glossary of darts news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2010 Learn how and when to remove this message This is a glossary of terminology used in the game of darts Where words in a sentence are also defined elsewhere in this article they appear in italics Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z References External linksA editAlan Evans shot Hitting three double bulls in one turn dd Annie s Attic Double 1 dd Annie s room or Annie s house The number 1 1 2 dd Arraz Another term for darts dd Arrows Another term for darts dd Archer Refers to a player who throws very quick smooth darts like an archer s arrow also known as a Derek Contrast Floater dd Audio Darts permanent dead link Darts played with a talking electronic board popular with visually impaired players May also be played by blindfolded sighted players dd Average Average score achieved every three darts thrown See also PPD dd B editBaby ton A score of 95 usually by scoring five 19s dd Baby fish A 130 checkout T20 20 or 20 T20 Bull First mentioned by Wayne Mardle commentating the 2019 20 WC dd Bag of nuts A score of 45 named after the prize offered at a fairground 1 dd Bagadix A dart term used when a player scores 26 points by hitting a 20 a 5 and a 1 Over the years the term has been used more liberally to describe any combination of darts totalling a score of 26 Commonly coined Bag for short dd Barrel The part of a dart that a thrower grips right behind the point dd Basement The double 3 dd Basil Brush When someone loses without scoring a point they are said to have been brushed or given the basil brush dd Baskin Robbins A throw with a total score of 31 dd Baz A darter with random and sporadic throwing ability dd Bed A section of a number usually referring to a double or triple dd Beehives Cockney rhyming slang for two fives 3 dd Big Fish A score of 170 to end a leg triple 20 triple 20 inner bull See also Maximum check out dd Bounce out When a dart bounces back off the board usually after hitting a wire dd Break Winning a leg as the player to go second at the start of that leg Analogous to the usage of the term in tennis dd 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 Hitting the treble of each number is known as a champagne breakfast Triple 20 triple 5 and triple 1 dd Brimful of Asha Brimful A score of 45 Taken from the chorus of the song Brimful of Asha by Cornershop Brimful of Asha on the 45 dd Bucket or bag of nails Landing all three darts in the 1 This is also known as The Eric Bristow who once scored three 1s in a televised tournament dd Buckshot A throw when darts land wildly all over the board dd Bull calf The number 33 1 dd Bull off See diddle for the middle dd Bull up See diddle for the middle Bullseye or bull The centre of the board see also single bull and double bull dd Bunting Throwing darts while kneeling dd Bust In an x01 game hitting more points than needed to win reaching a score of 1 or reaching zero by hitting anything other than a double or the bull The darts do not count the rest of the turn is forfeited and the player begins their next turn on their prior score A variant is the Northern Bust in which the player s score is reset to whatever it was immediately before the last dart they threw dd C editC In a game of cricket this refers to high scores based 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 dd Carpentry darts Darts thrown such that they miss the board entirely and hit a wooden frame which is holding the board to the wall See also masonry darts dd Carolina Leaner A player who leans as far over the oche as possible in an effort to reduce the distance of their throws American term dd Champagne Breakfast or Triple Jan Visser Hitting triple 20 triple 1 and triple 5 in three darts See also breakfast dd Checkout Scoring exactly the score that is left to win the leg A final double is required to win a leg in an x01 game dd A score of 26 See also breakfast dd Chucker A player who just chucks the darts at the board and does not aim or care dd Circle it When a player scores a single digit less than 10 with three darts their teammates 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 See also fish dd Clock The dartboard itself usually in the context of round the clock dd Conquistador Going out with a bull double bull dd 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 dd Cover Aiming for an alternate triple usually 19 when a previously thrown dart is blocking the triple 20 dd Cricket Two distinct game variations The American game is known by many different names such as Mickey Mouse outside North America where cricket refers to a different game which is often called Australian Cricket 4 dd D editDaddy s bed daddy s daddy See right church wrong pew dd Dairylea darts A throw that is spread around the board named after the cheese spread Dairylea dd Devil The triple 6 so called due to 666 and the fact that it is often hit in error when going for triple 13 or triple 10 dd Devil s Finish Checking out 25 usually Single 9 Double 8 originated from a video of Ted Hankey playing dd Deming When the dart lands on the other side of the wire of the area aimed for Then yelling an expletive dd Destiny bull When it is inevitable that bull will be hit For the whole day after whoever achieves this must be referred to as bull dd Diddle for the middle A throw of a single dart to determine who throws first in the game by means of being closer to the bullseye Also known as a bull off middle for middle corking and out for bull dd Double The thin outer ring of the board In standard x01 games a double counts for two times the number hit dd Double bull On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles double bull refers to the inner circle which is commonly red and worth 50 points See also bullseye and single bull dd Double in A variant of x01 in which a double is needed to start the game dd Double top The double 20 dd Double trouble Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game dd Double Quincy The double 7 named after Ajax player Quincy Promes dd Downstairs The lower portion of the board usually in reference to the 19s in a game of x01 dd Dreaded Hitting a 20 1 and 5 in the same turn coined by a group who play in the Prince Of Wales Haslemere Surrey dd E editEasy in Same as straight in a game that requires no special shot to begin scoring dd Eddie Duffill shuffle The A true technical skill the Eddie Duffill shuffle is the fine art of adjusting ones stance or position along the oche in an attempt to circumnavigate a troublesome blocking dart Also referred to as The Milk Float or the Doctor Robotnic dd Egg and Chips Scoring 26 in three darts through scoring a 20 1 and 5 dd F editFeathers The number 33 1 Also may refer to flights since early flights were made from feathers dd Fish A score of nine or less usually denoted by drawing a whale around the score on the scoreboard See also circle it and whale dd Fish and chips or feed Hitting 20 1 and 5 for 26 see also breakfast dd Fogle A series of castaway darts thrown with no other purpose than to irritate opponents dd Flights The wings at the end of a dart that help it fly straight and land point first Also known as feathers dd G editGame on Called by the referee to advise all players that the match has now started dd Game shot Called by the referee to signify that the leg winning double has been hit dd Goldilocks Hitting the double next to the one being aimed for dd Granny A loss without scoring see shut out dd Greenpeace dart The third dart thrown when it manages to avoid scoring a FISH or a WHALE which was looking likely after the first two darts had been thrown So called because the player is said to have saved the fish or saved the whale dd H editHat trick A score of three bullseyes Also known as the Alan Evans shot who scored three bulleyes during a match on numerous occasions dd He doesn t want it A cry from the crowd in recognition of the fact that one of the players is struggling to successfully complete a leg dd High ton A score equal to or greater than 150 dd Hot toddy Refers to a player who throws well despite intoxication dd I editIsland The actual playable area of a dart board inside the doubles ring Missing this area entirely is sometimes referred to as off the island dd 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 dd Irish Ton Two single 1s and a triple 1 ie it would be worth 100 if it were five 20s instead of five 1s dd Iron Man Going out with a double double dd J editJugging Checking out while the opponent s score is 200 or greater Based on a custom in social darts that requires a player defeated in this manner to drink a jug of beer without stopping dd K editKiller 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 4 dd L editLeg One game of a match Most professional matches are made up of a number of sets each of which is split into legs dd Leg shot Signifies that a player has completed won the leg dd Lipstick Usually refers to triple 20 as this portion of the board is commonly red in color and resembles an upper lip but may refer to any red double or triple dd Low Ton A score less than 150 but greater than 100 dd Last Dart Dave First two darts miss the mark however the last dart hits the intended target dd M editMad 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 is 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 2 dd Marker A dart that has landed off target but very close the dart is used as guide dd Martial Arts Cockney rhyming slang for darts dd Masonry darts Darts thrown such that they miss the board entirely and hit the wall instead i e even worse than carpentry darts dd Match dart A dart thrown at a double to win the match dd Maximum A score of 180 dd Maximum check out A score of 170 to end a game triple 20 triple 20 inner bull dd McQuiggin s gold An unorthodox 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 This kind of play was popularised by Belgian Erik Clarys who used bizarre ways of checking out on televised events dd Meatball Throwing the dart underhanded and backwards into the board dd Mickey Mouse See cricket dd Middle for middle See diddle for the middle dd Monger A person who deliberately scores many more points than needed to win the game dd Mugs away Loser of the previous game goes first in the next game dd Murphy A score of single 5 single 20 single 1 in a game of x01 Based on Murphy s Law See also breakfast and Fish and chips or feed dd N editNail Another word for 1 See also bucket of nails and ton of nails dd Nine darter When a player completes a game of 501 in nine throws the minimum required to do so This is a very rare event There is usually a cash prize for professionals throwing a televised nine darter dd Nish When a player finishes with two singles of the same value dd No sense of humor A traditional cry from opponents or spectators when a player deliberately switches to aiming at a different part of the board in order to avoid an embarrassing score such as a fish or a wanker s fifty dd 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 King Arthur amp Dennis in Monty Python amp the Holy Grail dd O editOche The line from behind which the players throw They may stand on any portion of the oche and or lean forward over it if desired but no part of either foot may extend past the edge closer to the dartboard dd Out chart A list of the optimal checkouts for all numbers from 2 to 170 Often written on a small card that comes with when buying new boards or darts dd Out for bull See diddle for the middle dd One hundred and eighty Called by the referee to announce that a player has scored a maximum dd P editPerfect game See nine darter dd Perfect score See maximum dd Perfect finish See maximum check out dd Popcorn When the darts land so close to each other they knock their flights out dd PPD Average points per dart thrown See also average dd Pub score Achieved by hitting 20 5 and 1 while aiming for the treble 20 dd Pudding darts Term used by the Dutch to describe a poor visit to the board dd Punting The illegal act of touching the board with a dart s point after already retrieving it from the board dd Peg out Australian term for hitting the required double to finish an 01 game dd Precious Mountain Australian term when throwing the last dart in a win loss scenario dd Q editQuadro A dartboard which was first manufactured in the 1990s The board has an additional scoring ring located between the treble ring and the bullseye which is worth quadruple points On this board the maximum score is 240 the highest outshot is 210 and a seven dart finish is possible from a 501 start It was used during the WDC UK Matchplay event but thereafter it fell into disuse in tournament play Harrows no longer manufactures the board 5 6 dd R editRedeemer A dart often a T20 that redeems two previous poor efforts dd 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 dd Robin Hood Throwing a dart into the shaft of another making it stick sometimes splitting the flight The darts not touching the board do not count for score dd Round nine Throwing three triples that close before being closed by opponent or point in one turn in cricket dd 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 20 4 although sometimes with the outer bull followed by the bull In some versions hitting a double entitles the player to skip the next number with a triple entitling the player to skip two numbers Also commonly played by single players as a form of practice also known as around the world dd S editScroat A dart that is aimed for triple 20 but ends up in double 20 dd Scud Aiming for something and hitting something else that either marks or points dd Scotch Another name for a game of darts dd Set A scoring method used in many tournaments dd Seeding The placement of player s automatically in a tournament where some have to qualify or automatic placement in later rounds dd Shaft The part of a dart behind the barrel where the flights are mounted dd Shanghai Hitting a single double and triple of the same number on one turn Also refers to a game in which players throw at each number on the board in turn scoring points with the first player to hit a Shanghai being declared the winner If no player achieves a Shanghai then the player with the most points wins 4 In some variants of the game achieving a Shanghai awards bonus points instead of an automatic win Variations on the term include Little Shanghai hitting a single double and triple of three different numbers Big Shanghai or Shanghai Noon single double triple 20 and Short Shanghai single and double bull on one turn Any such variation may be used to check out in a standard game as long as the double is hit last dd Sharkey A non registered player who assumes a false identity in order to fill in for an absent player in a league game dd Shotgun blast All three darts thrown at one time dd Shropshire Bull A method of winning a non competitive game in which the thrower declares his her intent to check out by hitting only the bullseye and then does so dd Shut out Losing a game without scoring any points dd Single bull On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles single bull refers to the outer circle which is commonly green and worth 25 points This is also known as the outer bull The inner circle is commonly red and worth 50 points There is speculation to whether this is called the bullseye or indeed called the target See also bullseye and double bull dd Skunked Losing a game without scoring any points dd Slop Darts that score but not where you wanted them also known as a scud dd Smoke Break Another name for a game of darts dd Spider The metal web that divides the dartboard into sections dd Splash throwing two or more darts at the board at the same time Hitting a scoring number that was not the intended target dd Spray and pray Darts thrown aimlessly dd Spud Another name for a game of darts dd Sticks The darts themselves dd Straight in A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring also straight off dd Straight out A game that requires no special shot to finish a game i e Players on 15 can hit the S15 to win instead of going S7 D4 dd Striking Iraq Hitting a double bull when diddling for the middle comes from the Gulf War when Iraq was being bombed as Iraq has much oil See striking oil dd Striking oil Hitting a double bull when diddling for the middle So called because of the black centre to the bullseye of some modern dart boards dd T editTarget The centre of the board though some call it the bullseye there is speculation to the real name dd That s darts A widely used term by television commentators when something unexpected or extraordinary occurs during a game dd Three in a bed Three darts in the same number no matter double or triple dd Tin Hat Getting beat in a game of double in without hitting a starting double Drawing a hat with a T in the losing players score when the game has ended symbols getting tin hatted dd Throw line See oche dd Toe line See oche dd Ton 80 Three darts in the triple 20 which score 180 points only in x01 games See maximum dd 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 dd Ton of nails A score of 5 where all three darts fell in the 1 bed with 1 dart in the triple 1 dd Top banana top of the shop tops Double 20 Top banana is an exclamation often used to mark a double 20 throw that wins a match dd Topperroonas Double 20 for the win In the name of Raymondo dd Triple or treble The thin inner ring of the board it usually counts for three times the number hit dd Triple in triple out An x01 game that requires a triple throw to start and win dd Turkey 30 points dd U editUpstairs The upper half of the board dd V editVeg Patch Usually refers to hitting the triple either side of the triple 20 triple 1 or triple 5 but may refer to any green bed on the board Velocity Refers to the speed at which a dart travels before hitting the board dd W editWanker s 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 dd Wanker s off When the losing player starts the next leg similar to Mugs away dd Wet feet or paddling Standing too close to the board i e that is in front of the oche dd Whale A score of nine or less i e averaging 3 or less per dart Usually denoted by drawing a whale around the score on the scoreboard dd White horse Scoring three triples in cricket on different numbers dd Wire Darts that just miss where you aimed but on the other side of the spider dd Workin man s darts When a player closes a single number using all 3 darts in cricket dd Z editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2013 References edit a b c d Chaplin Patrick The language of darts www patrickchaplin com Retrieved 2010 08 23 a b Chaplin Patrick House of fun double one www patrickchaplin com Archived from the original on 2010 10 21 Retrieved 2010 08 23 George B and Chaplin P 2011 Scoring for Show Doubles for Dough Bobby George s Darts Lingo Apex Publishing a b c d Board of brilliant versatility BBC Sport 29 December 2003 Retrieved 2010 08 24 Tim Cronian QUADRO Dartboard crowsdarts com Archived from the original on 2015 02 23 Retrieved 2014 10 26 The Quadro 240 patrickchaplin com 7 October 2019 External links editThe language of darts Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glossary of darts amp oldid 1223447679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
