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Glossary of Volleyball Lingo, Slang & Terms

This is a list of common volleyball lingo, slang and jargon terms.

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A.Volleyball Lingo, Jargon & Slang Terms

Ace
Antenna
Approach
Attack Block

B.

Back Row Attack
Beach Dig
Beer
Blash
Block City
Bump Pass
Butter

C.

Campfire
Chicken Wing
Cobra

Cut Shot

D.

Deep Dish
Dig
Dink
Dinosaur-Dig

Double Block
Double Contact
Double Hit
Dump

E.

End-Line

F.

Fishing
Five-One
Flare
Flipper
Float Serve
Four-Two
Free Ball

G.

Goofy

H.

Held Ball
Husband-And-Wife Play

I.

J.

J-Stroke
Joust
Jump Float
Jump Serve

Jungle Ball

K.

Kill
Kong

Volleyball Lingo, Jargon & Slang Terms

L.

Let Serve
Libero

M.

Match Point
Mishit (Mis-Hit)
Multiple Contacts

N.

Net Serve

O.

Outside Hitter
Overkill

P.

Pancake
Party Ball
Pepper
Phone Booth
Pokey

Q.

Quick Set

R.

Roll Shot
Roof

S.

Seam
Set
Setter
Service Error
Shank
Side Out
Six Pack
Six-Two
Sky Ball
Spalding
Spatch
Spike
Sprawl
Stuff
Sui-Set

T.

Tomahawk
Thunder
Tip

U.

Underhand Serve

Volleyball Lingo, Jargon & Slang Terms

V.

Vegas Line

W.

Wipe

X.

Y.

Yummy

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