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Loser (hand gesture) Child making the loser gesture. The Loser is a hand gesture made by extending the right thumb and index fingers, leaving the other fingers closed to create the letter L, interpreted as "loser", and generally given as a demeaning sign. [1] Sometimes this is accompanied by raising the hand to the giver's forehead.
Taunting. A taunt is a battle cry, sarcastic remark, gesture, or insult intended to demoralize the recipient, or to anger them and encourage reactionary behaviors without thinking. [1] Taunting can exist as a form of social competition to gain control of the target's cultural capital (i.e., status ). [citation needed]
A wrestling event where a company's biggest draws wrestle. [1] Compare B-show and C-show. A group of a wrestling promotion's top stars who wrestle at an A-show. [1] Compare B-team. To suddenly discontinue a feud, angle, or gimmick due to a lack of fan interest or some other caveat (like injury), usually without explanation.
A base. Also, a two-bagger is a double or two-base hit; a three-bagger is a triple or three-base hit; a four-bagger is a home run. bail. A batter who sees a pitch coming toward his head may "bail out" (hit the deck). When two fielders are converging on a fly ball, one of them may "bail out" to avoid running into the other.
From Sally Kirkland’s facial gymnastics to a stone-faced Bill Murray
Lovable losers are often defined by ambitions exceeding their capabilities, and by their over-zealous, and sometimes self-defeating, efforts to obtain their desires. [1] They are prone to fall for get-rich-quick schemes, and advertised shortcuts to finding wealth, success, or love, and to act impulsively in the pursuit of these things, [1] but ...
Lingering death tiebreak: Version of the tiebreak played as the best of twelve points, with a two-point advantage needed to clinch the set. Lob volley: Type of volley shot aimed at lobbing the ball over the opponent and normally played when the opponent is in the vicinity of the net. Lob: Stroke in which the ball is hit high above the net. If ...
The winners of the L bracket major semifinals compete against each other in the L bracket minor-final, with the winner playing the loser of the W bracket final in the L bracket major final. The final round of a double-elimination tournament is usually set up to be a possible two games, [2] with the second referred to as the "if game". [3]