Bocce Standards Association -Colorful Terms

Ball Buster - A hard hitting shot that scatters all the balls. (Actually balls are sometimes cracked and broken.)

Casino - The scoring of all 4 points over an opponent in one frame.

Codling In - Easing in another ball close to the pallino for a point.

4 on the Floor & 4 Banger- Four balls of the same color, all closer than any opponent's ball.

Get Legs - Saying for balls that appear to be rolled short.

Horizontal Mambo - A ball rolled to either side of the pallino to take the point away from a ball directly in front of the pallino.

Hot and Heavy - Balls that are thrown that appear to be too fast for points.

Money Player - A person who consistently makes the point.

Pac Man Shot - Shot rolls in front of and next to the pallino making the pallino disappear from the view of the players.

Pallino Power - Having control of where the pallino gets initially placed on the court.

Riding the Rails - A term used for a shot played to stick to one of the sideboards.

Skunked - The opponents score NO points in a game.

Kill the Skunk - Battle cry of the team about to be skunked.

Take a Picture of That Point, It Will Last Longer - Saying used for an opponent's ball close to the pallino that requires spocking.

Toots It Up - Nudging one of your previously played balls closer to the pallino.

Visine Shot - "get the red out" A term usually used by the Green team for a shot to knock out the red ball that is keeping them from scoring.

Wall Ball - Playing the pallino close to the side boards.