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Uusally, the games of 301 and 501; there are also similar games called 101, 401, 601, and 1001

301

A game in which a player starts with 301 points and tries to get down to zero; usually double-in and double-out

501

A game in which a player starts with 301 points and tries to get down to zero; almost always double-out

Aces

Double ones

Angel Dart

A shot that misses the target but still produces a good score; e.g., a triple-18 by a player who was aiming for triple-20

Annie's Room

The score of one

Arrows

Darts

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Baby Ton

Score of 95, especially if reached with five 19s

Bag o' Nuts

45 points on a throw

Bail Out Dart

The third dart of a throw when it hits the target after the first two had missed

Barn Dart

Same as bail out dart

Barrel

The metal area of the dart where the shooter grips it

Baseball

An American game that consists of nine innings and the target number is the number of the inning being played

Basement

Double 3s

Bed

A specific target area; e.g., double 20. See also Three in a Bed

Bed and Breakfast

Scoring 26 points in one throw with a 20, a 5 and a 1; because, in England, the traditional bed and breakfast price was two pounds and sixpence

Black Dog

The double-bull

Black Eye

The center area of the bullseye, which is worth 50 points

Black Hat

Hitting three double-bulls in one throw; from hat trick

Bombs

Very large or heavy darts; also bombers

Bones

The situation in which a shooter needs a double-1 to get down to zero

Bricked

Said of a player who fails to hit a single mark in a round of cricket

Bucket of Nails

When all three darts land in the 1s

Buckshot

When the three darts in a throw are scattered over the board

Bull

Short for bulls eye

Bull and Cork

The center of the bull

Bull Out

To win a game with a double bull

Bull Up

The act of throwing at the bull to decide which player will throw first

Bullseye

The centermost area of the board, made up of the single bull and double bull

Busted

Having scored too many points when trying to finish an 01 game

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Century

A Score of 100 or more points in one round

Chalk

To keep score

Chalker

One who keeps score

Championship Board

A dart board on which the double and triple rings and the bullseye are half the size of a normal board; often used for practice

Check-Out

A shot that's hit to win the game

Chips

The feat of scoring 26 points in a throw; see also Classic

Chubby Darts

Sam as three in a bed

Chucker

A shooter who just throws at the board without aiming at any particular number
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Classic

The feat of scoring 26 points in a throw by hitting a 5, a 20 and a 1

Clickity Click

A Score of 66 on a throw

Clock

The dartboard

Convertibles

Darts that have interchangeable tips, for playing steel-tip or soft-tip (electronic darts)

Cork

The bullseye

Crack

To hit a single when aiming at a double

Cricket

A team game in which the object is to hit three each of the numbers 15 through 20 and the bullseyes

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Dartitis

A malady that prevents a player from releasing the dart

Dead-Eye

The feat of hitting three double-bulls in one turn

Diddle for the Middle

The preliminary act of throwing a single at the bull to decide which player will throw first; also simply "diddle"

Dinky Doo

The 22

Dirty Darts

Questionable tactics, such as scoring excessive points in Cricket

Double Bull

The center portion of the bullseye, worth 50 points

Double Cork

Same as double bull

Double In (DI)

Hitting the double area of a number to start an 01 game

Double Out (DO)

Hitting the double area of a number to win an 01 game

Double Ring

The outer ring of the dart board, worth double the designated number

Double Top

The double 20

Downstairs

The bottom area of the board

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Easy In, Easy Out

Said of a game that doesn't require a double in or double out

Eights

In cricket, the 18s

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Fall Out

To score with a dart while aiming for another number; e.g., hitting a 16 in cricket when aiming at the 19

Fat

The large area of a number, between the double and triple rings, worth a single score

Fives

In cricket, the 15s

Flat Tire

A dart that lands in the black ring around the board, outside the scoring area

Flight

The feathers of the dart

Foot Fault

Stepping or touching beyond the throw line while delivering a dart

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Game On

The request for silence at the start of the game

Game Shot

The potential winning shot

Garden States

Score of 88

Good Group

Three darts in a close grouping

G-O-T

Admonition to a player to get mentally focused; short for "Get On Top"

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Hail Mary Dart

Same as bail out dart

Half a Crown

A score of 26 (slang from the former British coinage, in which two shillings and sixpence equaled half a crown)

Happy Meal

Score of 69

Hat Trick

The feat of hitting the bull with all three darts

Heinz

A score of 57; from Heinz's 57 varieties

High Ton

A score between 150 and 180 in an 01 game

Hockey

The throw line

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Island

The dartboard's playing surface, inside the outer double wire; darts that land outside the island do not count

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Knurl

A patterned or grooved area on the barrel of the dart, for better gripping

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Leg

One game of a match

Load

Score of 180

Low Ton

A score of from 100 to 149 in an 01 game

Lower Class

Score of 29

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Mad House

DHitting a double-1 to win an 0l game

Mark

A scoring dart in cricket

Match

A series of games, usually best-two-out of three

Money Dart

The winning dart in tournament with cash prizes

Monger

Same as Point Monger

Mugs Away

A declaration that the losers of the latest game go first in the next

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Nice Spread

A sarcastic reference to shots that are widely scattered

Nines

The 19s in cricket

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Oche

The throw line, pronounced "ockey," like the cockney version of hockey

On Your Knees

Remark to a player needs a double 3, because it's on the bottom of the board

Oxo

A score of zero in a round

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Perfect Game

A game that's won with the minimum number of darts; six darts in 301, eight in cricket, nine in 501

Phat

Closing the bullseye in cricket by hitting a double and single after missing with the first dart

Piddle

Same as diddle for the middle

Pie

One of the scoring areas of the dartboard

Plastic Darts

The soft-tip darts used to play electronic darts

Point Monger

Someone who scores excessive points in cricket

Poor Man's Triple (PMT)

The feat of hitting three singles of the same number

Popcorn

Three darts so closely grouped together that one or more flights are knocked off

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Rail

The wire on a steel-tip board or the plastic separators on an electronic board

Right There

Exclamation when a player just misses the number being aimed for; often used sarcastically about a shot that's way off the mark

Robin Hood

The feat of sticking one dart into the back of another that's already in the board

Rock

A short dart; speed dart

Rotation

A game

Round

A single turn, in which a player shoots three darts

Round of 9 (RO9)

A round in which a player hits three triples

Round the Clock

A game in which the object is to hit each number on the board, in numberical sequence

Route 66

A score of 66 points on a throw

Rubber

The last game in a three-game match

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Scud

Same as Fall Out

Sergeant

The feat of scoring three successive numbers in a round to win a free turn in a game of Round the Clock

Sevens

The 17s in cricket

Shaft

The part of the dart behind the barrel that holds the flight

Shanghai

The feat of hitting a single, double and triple of the same number

Shelly Shot

The feat of hitting a triple-19 with the first dart in cricket

Sheriff

The darter who has the lead in a game

Shit House

A score of 111 points with three darts

Shut Out

To win a 301 game before the opponent has doubled in

Single Bull

The outer ring of the bullseye, worth 25 points

Single In (SI)

An 01 game in which a player doesn't have to double in

Single Out (SO)

An 01 game in which a player doesn't have to double out

Six Dart Out

A perfect 301 double-in, double-out game, accomplished by winning with the minimum of six darts

Sixes

The 16s in cricket

Skunk

Same as Shut Out

Slice

The wedge representing a particular number; e.g., the 20 wedge

Slip Shot

Score of 28

Slop

A dart that scores despite missing its intended target

Small Pie

The small area representing a single number, between the bull and the triple ring

Soft Tip

Descriptive of the electronic version of darts, which uses plastic rather than steel-tip darts

Spider or Spider Web

The wire assembly on the dartboard that marks off target areas

Splash

To throw two darts at the board simultaneously as an alternative to diddling for the middle; the player with the higher score goes first

Split the 11

To throw a dart between the two digits of the 11 on the number ring

Steady

A score of 60

Straight Off

An 01 game in which it's not necessary to double out

Straight On

An 01 game in which it's not necessary to double in

Sunset Strip

A score of 77 points in a throw

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Three in a Bed

Three darts in the same scoring area; e.g., three triple 15s

Tin Hat

No score

Toe Line

The hockey

Ton

Score of 100 points in a round; often combined with other numbers, e.g. Ton-80

Ton 80

Three triple twenties (worth 180 points)

Tops

A double 20

Triple Ring

The inner ring of the dart board, which is worth triple the designated number

Trombones

A score of 76 points in a round

Two and Six

A score of 26 points in a round; also known as bed and breakfast

Two Fat Ladies

A score of 88 points in a round

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Umbrellas

A score of 77 points in a round

Upstairs

The upper area of the board

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Varieties

Same as Heinz

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Wet Feet

A player who commits a foot fault is said to have wet feet

White Horse

Scoring three triples in one round of cricket

White Moment

A moment when a player clearly has the psychological edge in a game

Whitewash

Same as shut out

Widdy

The wooden steel-tip darts with a feather flight used in most American style darts; from the Widdy Manufacturing Company

Winger Dart

A dart that scores after ricocheting off one that's already in the board

Wire

To bounce a dart off a wire

Wood

The area around the target, outside the scoring area

Woody

A dart that lands in the wood

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Yips

Same as Dartitis

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