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Aproperez

Form:
adjective; adverb; preposition

Etymology:
Facing an extra-inning game on the final day of the 2010 regular season, erstwhile Mets skipper Jerry Manuel had no choice but to call on exiled left-hander Oliver Perez as the game entered the 14th frame. The score had been knotted at 1-1 and neither anemic offense seemed to be able to dot the final lower-case j of their respective jokes of seasons.



Meaning:
1. to succumb to one's worst flaw; as to occur in a manner befitting the precipitating circumstances; poetic justice.
2. occurring at the least opportune time.
3. so as to flaunt a shameful secret.
4. to be hoisted with one's own petard

Usage:
1. With the 2010 Mets' campaign played under a cloud of poor personnel decisions and marred by injuries, ineffectiveness and malaise it was aproperez that disgraced and obstinate hurler Oliver Perez walked in the final run of the season.

2. After murdering his brother and usurping his throne in Denmark, it was aproperez that Claudius was felled by a familial relation.

Antonym: Aproposey


Meaning:
1: at an opportune time : deservedly
2: fortuitous timing; a happy coincidence
3: a deserved victory, especially one by means of one's strong suit.

Usage:
1. After providing much-needed pop to the Giants' lineup in second half of the season, it was aproposey that NL Rookie of the Year candidate Buster Posey capped off San Francisco's 3-0 division-clinching victory over the Padres with a solo home run.

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Additions to the native language of our locality inspired by New York sports


Citifelled
Function: Transitive Verb; sit - ē- fěld
Etymology:

The 2009 New York Metropolitans baseball club of the National League played their home games in a ballpark named Citi Field. Unfortunately, the players on the Mets experienced an unprecedented injury epidemic while playing in the organization's new home. All-Stars, journeymen and young up-and-comers alike were undone during the 2009 campaign by injury. The problem reached its zenith (hopefully) during the first week of August. Second baseman Luis Castillo stumbled coming down the steps into the Mets dugout. He sprained his ankle and was forced to miss time. Two days later, rookie pitcher Jonathan Niese tore his hamstring right off the bone while throwing a warm-up pitch after awkwardly falling into a split while trying to cover first base. Both players - along with Jose Reyes, Carlos Delgado, Carlos Beltran, Gary Sheffield, John Maine, J.J. Putz, Billy Wagner and many more - had been citifelled.

Definitions:
1: a tragicomic means of injuring oneself
2: to die by means unexpected, and usually ironic
3: to commit a pratfall
4: to fail suddenly and in full view in spite of preparation and a clear path to success
5. to be undermined by those persons or dugout steps or athletic trainers standing next to you on the mound intended to aid your quest; to be betrayed by a friend or one's own weakness

In use:
1. In the midst of a shockingly fine bounce-back season, Mets second baseman Luis Castillo was citifelled by the dugout steps during a game against the Cardinals.
2. The Darwin Awards annually honor those individuals who have citifallen in strange and embarrassing circumstances during the previous year.
3. In the final act of Return of the Jedi, when the Rebel Alliance appeared on the verge of ruin and the young Skywalker was about to be turned or vanquished, Darth Vader citifelled the Emperor.

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Squander
sqan • der [skwon-der]
Function: Verb (used with object)
Definitions:
1. to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often fol. by away).
2. to scatter.
3. to lose (as an advantage or opportunity) through negligence or inaction
4. Knicks 105, Bobcats 114
5. Knicks 101, Nets 106

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Additions to the native language of our locality inspired by the New York Knicks

Charles Smith Layup Line
Function: Noun
Etymology:

Definitions:
1: a dire predicament caused by incompetence
2: the condition of public embarrassment
3: a total loss of control
4: a no-win situation in which higher powers are blocking the path to success (or not calling any of the many fouls in the play)

In use:
1. The Republican insistence upon deregulation at every turn made it inevitable that Wall Street would end up a Charles Smith Layup Line and ensured it was just a matter of time before I was living in a lean-to and hording canned goods.
2/3. So, me and my brother were out doing shots of jagermeister with these Australian dudes all night long. I totally blacked out. The next thing I know, I wake up in the hallway of the hostel. I'm squatting with my elbows on my knees and my head in my hands. And, I'm only wearing my underwear. Yeah, that sh*t was a complete Charles Smith Layup Line.
4. Sigourney Weaver's character in Working Girl, Katherine Parker, is determined to steal the credit for the good ideas of her subordinate Tess McGill, ensuring that Tess is stuck on a Charles Smith Layup Line.