Canadian lingo dart1/14/2024 ![]() (See also: "BULLSEYE")ĭOUBLE IN - A variant of x01 in which a double is needed to start the game.ĭOUBLE TROUBLE - Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game.ĭOWNSTAIRS - The lower portion of the dartboard, usually in reference to the 19s in a game of x01.ĮASY IN - A game that requires no special shot to begin scoring.ĮDDIE SHUFFLE - The art of adjusting ones stance or position along the ockey in an attempt to circumnavigate a troublesome 'blocking' dart. Hitting the innermost ring of this type of bullseye is a "DOUBLE-BULL". ![]() In standard x01 games, a double counts for two times the number hit.ĭOUBLE-BULL - On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles, the outer circle is commonly green and worth 25 and the inner circle is commonly red and worth 50 points. Also known as a "BULL OFF", "MIDDLE FOR MIDDLE" and "OUT FOR BULL".ĭOUBLE - The thin outer ring of the dartboard. The ends of kegs were used for targets in the game's early days.ĬOVER - A term frequently used by Sid Wadell, meaning aiming for treble 19.ĭAIRYLEA DARTS - A throw that is 'spread' around the board, named after the cheese spread Dairylea.ĭEVIL - The treble-6, so called due to '666', and the fact that it is often hit in error when going for treble-13 or treble-10.ĭIDDLE FOR THE MIDDLE - A throw to see who gets one dart closer to the bullseye to determine who throws first in the game. This comes from the cork in the end of a keg where it is tapped. 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.ĬLOCK - The dartboard itself, usually in the context of "ROUND THE CLOCK".ĬORK - The center of the dartboard. (See also: "BREAKFAST")ĬHUCKER - A player who just "chucks" the darts at the board, doesn't aim or care.ĬIRCLE IT - When a player scores a single digit (less than 10) with three darts, his team-mates would shout out "Circle it!" to the scorekeeper to highlight the terrible throw. ĬHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST - Hitting treble 20, treble 1 and treble 5 in three darts (see "BREAKFAST")ĬHIPS - A score of 26. ![]() For example a triple-20, single-20, single-20 would be called a C-5 because "5 darts" were scored with three darts. The darts do not count and the player begins his next turn on the same score he had prior to.ĬRICKET - In a Cricket game this refers to high scores base on the number of darts scored. (See also "CHIPS")īUCKET/BAG OF NAILS - Landing all three darts in the 1s.īUCKSHOT - A throw when darts land wildly all over the dartboard.īULLSEYE (or BULL) - The bull's eye, which has an Outer Bull and an Inner Bull.īUST - Hitting more than you needed in an x01 game. The term comes from the typical price of a bed-and-breakfast in times gone by: 2 shillings and sixpence, or "two and six". This is a common score in darts because players aiming for the 20 sector (which contains the highest scoring area on the dartboard) will often accidentally hit the 1 and the 5 sectors, which are located on either side of the 20. ![]() ![]() Can be potentially dangerous to spectators who are too close.īREAKFAST - (or BED 'N' BREAKFAST) A score of 26, made up of a single-5, single-20, single-1 in a game of x01. ARCHER - Refers to a player who throws very quick smooth dartsīABY TON - A score of 95, usually by scoring five 19s.īARREL - The metal body of the darts where they are gripped.īOTTOM OF THE BOARD - The numbers on the bottom half of the dartboard.īOUNCE OUT - When a dart hits a wire on the board flush-on and bounces back off the dartboard. ![]()
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