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All Day
When you hit an opponent's edge of the table, thus making it impossible for them to return the shot. Saying "All Day" after this happens insinuates that you could repeat the shot all day if you chose to do so.
Current Shots:
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2Aurora BorealisTo serve the ball with such side spin that it travels a curved path outside the width of the table and then back again, only to edge on the opponent's side.
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3BadgerWhen a player hits a shot at an opponent's security badge.
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4Bonus LevelWhen a careless individual, for whatever reason, causes the ball to fly up into the rafters, getting lost forever. Not as big of a deal if it's only a 1-star ball.
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5Cadillac RanchWhen all 4 players in a doubles game hit consecutive "D-Bag" shots. In other words, the rally is full of d-bags, just like the bar, Cadillac Ranch.
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6Charlie SheenCombo shot: Handcuffed + Cocaine.
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7Chicken GreaseWhen a pong ball lands (and remains) on any horizontal load bearing members of the pong table.
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8CobraTo consciously hit a backhand as hard as you possibly can, but with only a snap of your wrist (no full arm motion)
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9CocaineWhen a shot hits any of the white lines on the edge of the opponent's side of the table.
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10Critter BonusWhen a shot, errant or otherwise, hits a spectator.
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11D-BagTo serve or hit unexpectedly at such an extremely short / shallow distance that it forces your opponent to lunge forward in order to get it. Something a d-bag would do.
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12DanglerWhen a shot hits a male opponent's junk.
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13Dead FishTo use your paddle as a dead backboard, allowing the opponent's slam to simply mirror back in the form of a lob
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14Deep DongHitting a super deep shot, just shy of the white line, putting the opponent back on their heels.
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15Drown Hog (Level 1)A serve started by hitting it off your very own front edge of the table, followed by the ball hitting an opponent's edge of the table, be it side or front.
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16Drown Hog (Level 2)A serve started by hitting it off your very own front edge of the table, followed by the ball hitting either of the opponent's corners of the table.
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17Drown Hog (Level 3)A serve started by hitting it off either of your own corners of the table, followed by the ball hitting either of the opponent's corners of the table.
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18Feed the HorsesWhen a player hits the ball into the chalk holder (which looks like a horse-feeding troth).
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19Goalie's GoneTypically only seen in doubles, this is when there is nobody in place to return a given shot due to the severity of a previous shot's angle. Another possibility for a person's complete vacancy is that their own teammate did not get out of the way in time, preventing them from returning to the table to continue the rally.
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20HandcuffedYou are said to have been handcuffed when, while trying to return a shot, you find yourself with essentially no shot due to the very close proximity of the ball to your own body.
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21HedgehogDucking low and hitting the ball beneath the surface of the table, almost just before the ball hits the ground
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22HobblerTo smash a shot straight into an opponent's leg.
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23Just Called Your MomWhen a shot hits someone directly on a pocket that's obviously holding a mobile device. Assuming their mother's number is a one-touch setting, it's forseeable to call the opponent's mom with your shot. One yells "Just Called Your Mom" when this shot is executed, getting into the head of their opposition.
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24Keith RichardsCombo shot. All-Day + Kilo.
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25KiloAn advanced cocaine. The ball hits the corner of the table, thereby touching both white lines.
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26Lewis & ClarkWhen a player hits the ball so far out of the room, the opposing team actually has to go and search for it.
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27Liberty BellAny mis-hit shot that gongs off the light fixtures above, creating an exhilarating ding sound.
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28LullabyA serving strategy involving lulling your opponent to sleep with 3 intentional mis-serves, then hitting them with a good one when their guard is down.
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29Magic CarpetSeverely chopping a shot with such backspin that the ball seems to float along.
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30Marriage ProposalCombo shot. Player drops down on one knee and hits a meatball, proclaiming "marriage proposal!". If the shot results in a point for the proposer, he proclaims "she said yes!".
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31Max PowerTo consciously hit a shot as hard as you possibly can with no intention of getting a point.
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32Mayor MalloryWhen a player accidentally hits the ball completely away from the table, not anywhere near the other valid side of the table. Similar to when Mayor Mallory threw the infamous pitch that went nowhere near the catcher.
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33Me Chinese!Intentionally hitting a shallow, sharp-angled shot so as to make the opponent run quickly in order to get it. The intent is to get them to run into the nearest wall, with potential for injury. Formerly named "Eat Chinese" for running the opposition head-first into a hanging chinese calendar, this shot was misheard as "Me Chinese", and has stuck ever since. Alt name: "Sack-the-Ripper"
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34MeatballAn intentionally high-arc, lofted shot meant to prohibit quick-thinking and cause the opponent to mess up because they are too excited about the idea of an easy slam.
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35Mince Meat (Doubles only)When two "Tenderizers" occur during a single rally
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36MongooseTo successfully slam-return a "Cobra"
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37MufflerIt's the same as a Dangler, but replace male with female.
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38Naval AssaultWhen a shot hits your opponent directly in the naval region.
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39Power RangerA slam hit in a power-ranger like motion/stance
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40Republican GentlemanTo realize you're playing poorly, or about to lose, and thus begin hitting extremely conservatively so as to not throw away crucial points.
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41Sack-the-RipperAlt name for "Me Chinese". This type of shot forces the opposing player to cut very quickly alongside the table, putting his scrotum in jeopardy when quickly moving past the corner area.
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42Skyline BumWhen the ball comes so close to the opposing team's side of the table that it almost hits; similar to how the bum at Skyline stuck his face up to the window and stared at Boyle.
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43Slam ZoneA risky maneuver entailing deliberately hitting an inciting shot to the opponents strong side, encouraging them to mis-slam it in an over-excited attempt for victory.
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44Sliced HamTo quickly slam a ball that's coming off a high bounce with an extreme downward chop, resulting in a very sharp, downward angled hit that appears to have a flat trajectory, but in reality has maximum backspin.
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45Sly DogWhen a shot is hit immediately off the bounce, not waiting for the ball to reach any kind of "normal" height.
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46Sly-Me (Slimy) ChineseCombo Shot: Sly Dog + Me Chinese
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47SpaceballAn advanced meatball. In this case, the meatball is hit extremely high, to the point where it almost hits the ceiling.
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48Spicy MeatballDan Brunner specialty shot - a forehand smash that, even when the opponent is ready, is too fast to get to.
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49SteppenwolfCombo shot: Cocaine + Magic Carpet.
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50Tenderizer (Doubles only)When a shot causes one opponent to come into physical contact with their own team-mate, be it with their paddle or themselves
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51Tennis ManRyan Olton / Shoe Carnival's namesake. An illegal serve hit over the net without hitting your own side first. Basically, if you forget you're playing ping-pong, and for a second actually think you're playing real tennis, you would do this. For no other reason could this happen.
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52Transparent HamWhen a "Sliced Ham" is attempted too harshly and/or quickly. The ham is said to be sliced "too thin" in that case, resulting in transparency of the ham.
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53Vietnamese Soup BuffetCombo shot: All Day + Meatball + Dead Fish.
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54Widow MakerHitting someone directly on the wedding band.
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55Your SideRefusing to pick up and return the ball to the server (even if you're standing right next to it) because it resides on their half of the room's space
Retired Shots:
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1Meijer Ridge Meatball (on Sale)An extra high version of the "Meatball", almost touching the ceiling.
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2The BoyleA back-hand shot hit essentially as hard as possible. Also known as the "Signature Stupid Backhand". Retired in honor of Chris Boyle.
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3WolverineEssentially an extreme version of the "Badger", this is when a player hits a shot at an opponent's security badge while playing "Extreme Ping Pong".
Current Taunts:
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1Ben!The pioneer of name-calling taunts. Studies have shown "Ben" to be the most aggravating name for someone to hear while trying to concentrate, and this name may be shouted (or spoken at a more tolerable volume) at will in an effort to disrupt the thinking of someone about to his a ball - be it serve or otherwise.
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2C'mon Frank!Shouted whenever a player on the opposing team lets a serve. Inspired by the real-life Frank Melendez, who has been said to let a minimum of 75% of all his serves.
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3Get it!A simple, shouted taunt unleashed upon your opposition when they have any kind of misfortune while trying to attain the ball physically.
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4Get Out of the Trash Raccoon!A taunt screamed at the opposition when the ball goes anywhere around or behind the garbage can and they're trying to find it.
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5Got 'em!To shout "Got 'em!" in unbridled jubilation after a shot, not because of winning the point, but hitting the opponent with the ball, mildly humiliating them for a second or two
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6New PartnerA taught that tells your teammate that you are disappointed in their last shot. While usually said at the early stages of the match, it can really be said at any point.
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7Standard GibbonTo shout "YIP!" one or more times, mimicking the natural call of the Gibbon ape, all in an effort to temporarily distract your opponent while serving. Best leveraged while the server's toss is in mid-air.
Retired Taunts:
Current Scores:
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1Barbara WaltersAs the host of 20/20, Barbara Walters is a obvious choice for a tied score of 20 - 20.
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2Big GulpWhen the score is 7 - 11.
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3Cobra CommanderWhen the score is 1 - 1.
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4Eighty Four LumberWhen the score is 8 - 4.
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5FourveWhen the score is 4 - 5.
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6Good Second HalfWhen the score is 10 - 10.
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7Good Second QuarterWhen the score is 5 - 5.
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8Good Third QuarterWhen the score is 15 - 15.
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9Jenna (Jameson)When the score is 6 - 9.
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10Lou DobbsWhen the score is 19 - 20. Lou Downs was the previous host of 20/20, and his name was misheard as Lou Dobbs, so 19/20 is henceforth known as Lou Dobbs.
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11Megs of RamWhen the score is 5 - 12.
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12Need More LumberSee Eighty Four Lumber.
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13OxygenLike the chemical formula for oxygen, this score means it's 0 - 2.
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14PipesSee Cobra Commander.
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15Snake EyesSee Cobra Commander
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16Sufficient LumberThe reverse of Need More Lumber, or when the score is 4 - 8.
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17Threeve"A combination of three and five. Simply stunning... And you wagered Texas with a dollar sign."
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18TwixWhen the score is 2 - 6.