Windy City Darters

3 in a Bed – Throwing 3 darts at the same number, in the same segmented area (such as 3 fat singles, or 3 triples or 3 doubles of the same number)
301 – Game which is usually double-in double-out where the goal is to score points and subtract them from 301 to get to zero, while doubling out
501 – Game which is usually single-in double-out where the goal is to score points and subtract them from 501 to get down to zero while doubling out
Aces – Double ones in an ‘01 game
Arrows – Darts
Barrel – Metal portion of the dart where you grip the dart
Baseball – Game sometimes on the back of a dart board
Black Eye – The center of the bulls-eye worth 50 points
Black Hat – Hitting three double-bulls in one throw
Blind Draw – Tournament where you are matched up with a random player who has also entered the blind draw
Bombs – Very large or heavy darts
Brass – Metal used in the barrel of the dart, less dense then both nickel and tungsten
Breakfast – Hitting 26 while aiming for the triple twenties. Originated from England where bed and breakfast was two and six pence
Bull Out – Winning the game with a double-bull
Bulls Eye – Center of the board, divided with an inner ring which is the double bull and the outer ring which is the single bull
Bust or Busted – Scoring too many points when trying to finish an ‘01 game
Century – Score of 100 or more points in one round
Chalker – Person who keeps score for a steel-tip game
Championship Board – Dart board in which the doubles, triples and bulls-eyes are half the size of a normal board. This is a great board to practice on
Check-Out – The successfully hit out for game shot as in “He hit the 170 check-out”
Choke – To miss the game shot
Chucker – Someone who blindly throws their darts at the board
Clock – Dartboard
Coin Toss – Whomever wins the coin toss has the choice of diddling first or asking the opponent to “show me one”
Convertibles – Darts with interchangeable tips to play both steel-tip and electronic darts
Cork – Middle of the board or bulls-eye
Cricket – Game in which the object is to hit three each of the 15s, 16s, 17s, 18s, 19s, 20s and bulls-eyes
Dart – The pointed, feathered object you throw, the act of throwing the dart
Dartitis or Yips – Unexplained syndrome where a player cannot release his dart, which generally manifests itself in a total loss of rhythm and accuracy
Dead-Eye – 3 Double-bulls in one turn
Diddle or Diddle for the Middle – Throw a single dart at the middle of the board to see who goes first to start the game
Dirty Darts – Slang for questionable strategy such as shooting an excessive number of points in cricket
Double Elimination – Process by which the losing team of a tournament or competition move to the loser’s bracket where they may continue to play. The winner of the loser’s bracket plays the first place darter/team for the actual first place award
Double Ring – The outer ring of the dart board worth double the “fat” number
Double-Out – An ‘01 game in which the dart player must hit a double number to go out with zero points
Downstairs - Bottom of the board
Easy In, Easy Out – Not having to double-in for an ‘01 game, or having to double-out to end the game
Eights - Slang for the 18s in cricket
Fall Out – Slang for hitting a scoring dart while aiming for another number
Fat – Large area of a number (between the double and triple ring)
Feathers – Type of flights which are feathers
Fives – Slang for the 15s in cricket
Flight – The feather of the dart which makes the dart more aerodynamic
Game Shot – The winning shot and words every darter playing on the tournament stage longs to hear
Good Group – 3 darts grouped together
Hail Mary Dart – See bail out
Hat Trick – Hitting the bull with all three darts
Hockey – Throw line
Knurl – Grooved or patterned surface on the barrel of the dart, preferred by some for gripping purposes
Leg – One game in a match such as 2 out of 3 legs
Mark – A scoring dart, usually in cricket. Hitting a triple would be three marks
Match – Usually 2 out of 3 games wins the match
Mugs Away – Losers of the previous game automatically start the next game
Nickel – Metal used in the barrel of the dart, not as dense as tungsten but more dense than brass
Nines – Slang for the 19s in cricket
Oche – The throw line (pronounced “ockey”, rhymes “dokey as in Okay Dokey”)
Pie – Any scoring area on the dart board (or numbered surface). Each number may be considered a piece of pie
Plastic Darts – Plastic darts used to play electronic darts. Plastic darts are lighter in weight than steel-tip darts
Point Monger – Negative term for shooting excessive points in cricket
Pub Rules – Local pub rules for any particular game of darts, as in pub rules for an 01 game when both darters have X1 might be that a bust doesn’t count, and the darter throws all three darts
Rail – The wire (or spider web) of the steel-tip board, or the plastic rail on an electronic board
Right There – Encouragement to the dart player who hit their darts close to the target. This is sometimes said in a joking, non-serious way, to a teammate whose darts were no where near their target…
Robin Hood – Sticking one dart into the back (flight) of another dart
Round of Nine or RO9 – Three perfect darts in cricket such as any 3 triples in one round.
Round the Clock – Hitting every number around the board
Round – A three dart turn
Rubber – The final leg of a three-leg game
Sevens – Slang for 17s in cricket
Shaft – The portion of the dart that screws into the barrel and holds the flight
Shanghai – Hitting a single, double and triple of the same number, in the same throw
Single Bull – Outer ring of the bull worth 25 points
Single In – In an ‘01 game where any combination of darts starts the game – you do not have to double in
Six Dart Out – A perfect ‘301 double-in, double-out game
Sixes – Slang for the 16s in cricket
Skunked – Not getting in a double-in ‘01 game when your opponent finishes, or wins the game
Slice – The wedge of a particular number on the board, as in a slice (of the pie)
Small Pie – The small wedge of a number between the bull and the triple ring
Spider Web – The wire assembly that divides the numbers on the dartboard
Splashing – Throwing two darts at the board at the same time. The score is added together and then the opponent “splashes”. Whomever has the higher total goes first
Steady – Score of 60
Three in a Bed – Throwing 3 darts at the same number, in the same area (such as 3 fat singles, or 3 triples or 3 doubles of the same number)
Toe Line – Line from which you throw
Ton 80 – Hitting three triple twenties
Ton – Score of 100 or more points in one round
Tops – Double 20s or 40 points
Triple Ring – The inner ring of the dart board which is worth triple the “fat” number
Tungsten – Dense metal used in dart barrels
Two and Six – Scoring 26 points in a throw, also known as breakfast
Upstairs – The upper portion of the board
White Horse – Scoring three virgin (untouched) triples in Cricket on your first turn.
Wiring – Bouncing a dart off of a wire