RUGBY
NOUNS
..L19 — GUTTER a football scrum → Brit. school usage
1947 — PADDOCK a playing field, esp. for rugby → NZ sl.
1970 — DAB in rugby: a short, darting run with the ball → NZ sl.
1980 — RAH-RAH a fan of Rugby Union; thus the game itself → Aust. sl.
1998 — COATHANGER in rugby: a straight-arm, neck-high tackle → NZ sl.
1998 — FACIAL in rugby: an aggressive rubbing of the face of a tackled opponent → NZ sl.
1998 — FOOTIE — FOOTY the game of rugby union → NZ sl.
1998 — NUT a rugby ball → NZ sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
1961 — ALICKADOO — ALLAGADOO a person who is attached to or associated with a rugby game or club, but does not play, esp. an administrative official or committee member → sl., orig. Irish English, often derogatory
1980 — RAH-RAH a fan of Rugby Union; thus the game itself → Aust. sl.
1992 — PACKMAN a player who plays in the pack; a forward → rugby usage, chiefly Rugby League
1998 — TALL TIMBER in rugby union: lofty line-out forwards → NZ sl. (Bk.)
VERBS
..20C — MAJORIZE in rugby football: to convert a try into a goal, i.e. to increase the points from three to five
..20C — OFF-LOAD in rugby: to pass the ball → Aust. sl.
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