Basketball/Streetball terms used in your area?

[Droid101]

Middle New Jersey

Saucy: Hit a jumper in someones eye.
Eat it: To get fouled hard and get up without showing any signs of pain.

I think cookies is used everywhere.

I've never heard cookies.

-Southern California

[SamuraiSWISH]

- Wet: A jumper from anywhere on the court.
- Cookies: To steal the ball from the opponent; (only a straight up steals, no playing the passing lanes).

Used everywhere I go.

When I hit a jumper in an opponents face, I say VISINE

[Droid101]

HIBACHI! -When you score.

Location: Gilbert Arenas' indoor basketball court

[Assassin85]

Location - Trinidad and Tobago, its in the Caribbean.


Gunman - typically reserved for deadeye shooters with serious range and fg%.

'Buss eye' - Shot made on a closing defender's face resulting in a courtside frenzy and braggadocious banter.

'Bade' - Slam dunk on a defender.

[tgan3]

Godlike/dominating/monster kill- when you make several baskets in a row

Ole- when you dribble the ball between the opponents leg.

Cleaning the toilet bowl- when the ball rolls around the rim.

See you later- when you bypass someone after a crossover

Get out of my house- After a monster block

[rhowen4]

on the courts of suburban middle class northern california

"the folks'll love that" - usually said after a monster block

"hey man i was tripping" - said after engaging in conversation with a black individual

"wow we got *insert non-black pg* in here" - said after completing a pocket pass (nash is a common insertion)

"sorry about that" - after fouling someone on accident

[hangintheair]

Without license/passport = Travelling
Lacoste = Shotjacker (it represents a crocodile or an alligator which is too selfish to share)