Last Modified 08/08/06

The Klossary


Many teams have their own jargon or way of communicating with each other. Many times these phrases or words are developed through shared experiences over the years or just plain drunk gibberish that some how sticks in the team's vernacular. Some of these terms start as team terms, but are then picked up in bars by other teams and then passed on down the line until it becomes cycle speak. Here are a list of some of our terms we use on our bus.

Ass Hat

The Tattoos found on a woman's lower back

Ass Over Tea Cups
Losing a battle with gravity. This could be on or off the bike (“She was standing next to me on the picnic table and then next thing I knew, she was Ass Over Tea Cups.”)
Barter
Beads and trinkets we use to illicit photos and drinks from Local Talent
Beer Ride
Weekend ride where more time is spent in the bar than on the bike. 
Beverage
Usually reference to a beer ("has anyone seen my beverage?")
Brokeback Moment

Singular: Catching someone staring off into space. Possibly thinking of a forbidden love.(He's either having a heat stroke or a Brokeback moment)

Plural: If you walk up on two people of the same sex, and they immediately get quite when you walk up. You have walked in on a Brokeback Moment. (I caught Mike & John in a Brokeback Moment)

Coin Slot
The exposure of a woman's ass crack due to low riding pants.
Daddy Parts
Any parts that can only be found on a daddy.
Day Tripper
A cyclist that hops into the middle of a multi day ride and hops back out when convenient . Day trippers always look fresh and clean shaven and anxious to talk about how challenging the days ride was.
Dipe
Cycling shorts with a big chamois ("come here you dirty dipe")
Dub Dub Dub
Reference to someone's website
Facilities
Restrooms ("have the host offered up the facilities?")
A "Farkus":n
Someone that is intentionally mean. Taken from the kid in Christmas Story (this Farkus told me that my pink riding shorts and red feathered bowa made me look gay)
Flatitude

The rosier disposition experienced on a route after several difficult days of a multi day ride gets easier. This is usually expressed in other cyclist willingness to engage in conversation or smile when riding.

Gentleman or Lady Caller
Someone who spends the night in our camp. Unexpected or otherwise. ("I believe someone's Lady Caller squatted outside my tent last night")
Glorious BM
The announcement to other Krewe members that you are still regular ("Ladies and Gentle persons, can I have your attention. I would like to announce the arrival of my Glorious BM")
Gorgy
A derivative from "gorgeous", something that is extraordinarily good. Usually used to explain a perfect day.
Hoople Head

Someone riding on the route who is riding sporadically and putting other cyclist in danger. Hoopel Heads are usually non cyclist that want to see what it's like to ride from their town to the next town over. ("In that last little town there was some freak'en Hoopel Head that just stopped right in middle of the road and caused a 6 bike pile up.")

Hot Mud
Horse Crap found on the road (Opps, you almost lost it in that HOT MUD didn't you?)
my "House"
A person's tent. A tent us usually referred to a "House" after a night of heavy drinking ("Ok, I've had nuff, I'm going to my house")
Jackass-er-ie
Acting like a Jackass. The is an arrestable offence on Ragbrai. This term comes to us from Bear on Team Evil.
Junk
A man's daddy parts
K-FED UNIE
Outfit worn by white kids. White Tank Top / Baggy Jean Shorts / Hat Cocked To the Side / White Tubesocks / White on White Tennis Shoes
Lancejam

Traffic jam caused by Lance entourage

Legs Akimbo
Getting caught in sexually congress. ("there they were on the dumpster in the alley; Legs Akimbo")
Local Talent

This phrase is borrowed from Team Martini, and is commonly used amongst Ragbrai teams. "Local Talent" are the towns people that mingle in the beer gardens with the cyclist. The better looking the local, the more talent they have.

MILFtacular
A mommy who has taken Very good care of herself.
Moist Center of Gravity (M-COG) 3" Diameter pool of sweat at the bottom of a cycling chamois that stays moist from the time you put your shorts on, until the time you take them off.
Mommy Parts
Any parts that can only be found on a mommy
Muffin Top
The roll of fat that gathers under a woman's armpit and is the cause of a tight girdle
Potion
Any beverage that contains alcohol. Usually a mixed drink. ("What kind of potion are you drinking?")
Throw A Leg
Someone who is willing to enter into sexual congress at the drop of a hat. ("Let me put it this way, she wasn't afraid to throw a leg")
Tourist

A Krewe member that chooses to ride on the bus instead of their bike

Tramp Stamp
Tattoo found on a woman's lower back. These tattoos are meant to generate attention during the "College Years", but become quickly covered up during the "Mommy Years".
TSB
Toxic Seamen Backup
Yam Yams

Breast. They can belong to either a man or a woman. ("Is it me, or has Pimp's yam yams gotten bigger from last year.")