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GOLF SLANG
9/5/2010
Golf has its own special language. If you want to look like you know what you're doing, even if you dont, you'd better master golf's own lingo.
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| Get down
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A message from golfer to ball asking it to cease flying&mdash
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| Gimme
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A conceded putt, shortened from the phrase "Give it to me." Gimmes are the center of many golfing controversies, especially amongst the ranks of amateurs who are always looking for an opponent to concede a putt, even if their ball is off the
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| Golf widow
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The wife of an obsessive golfer. She doesn't know who Jack Nicklaus is, and she doesn't care. Her husband will remember Jack's birthday before he remembers hers.
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| Grocery money
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Winnings from a golf bet that the winner pledges to spend on food and drink, or groceries, usually at the nineteenth hole.
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| Grow teeth
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A golfer's plea for the ball to stop quickly.
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 The words and definitions found here are from The Little Book of Golf Slang by Randy Voorhees.
For more infomation, visit our Golf Books section to read up on the summary of this book and to purchase it.
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