basketballese

English

Etymology

From basketball +‎ -ese.

Noun

basketballese (uncountable)

  1. The jargon associated with the sport of basketball.
    • 2003 March 31, Bill Litchfield, “Basketball Fans”, in rec.gardens‎ (Usenet):
      During the long, dreary, wet winter I amused myself by watching college and Pro basketball on the idiot box. Will one of you basketball-savvy gardeners please tell me what RPI stands for in basketballese?
    • 2006, Vince Prygoski, Worst to First: Or a ‘Shock’ing Tale of Women's Basketball in Motown, Denver, CO: Outskirts Press, →ISBN, page 53:
      Detroit bounced back nicely with a 65-50 victory over Connecticut. The Shock never trailed in this one, and led by as many as 25. Fast break points were a key, as was the Shock's scoring production “in the paint,” as the area close to the basket is known in basketballese.
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