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OFFICIAL GUARD DICTIONARY:
AIR DRILL- when you just march your drill
AIR FLAGGING IT- when you do your routine minus the flags or other props, just the movement, an imaginary flag/rifle/sabre, whatever. Usually done at practice
a**l-PROBE- when a guard member comes up behind you and shoves a pole up your butt
BAG- anything that is horrible… scores, performance, etc.
BAND GEEK- one who lives in the band room, is obsessed w/band, and is crazy
BIG BIRD- name given to tall band director by guard when he wore yellow
BIZZARO- weird part in the show
BLADE- the blade part on a sabre
BOLT- metal in the top/bottom of a crutch tip that weighs the flag
BOOB TWIRLER- someone who does drop spins up high at their chest
BOOM SHOCK- clean up your mess!
BRAIN FART- any mistake made by a member of the guard
BRAIN SUCKING- when a guard member does not know the work and she watches others to do the work
BUM-GRABBERS- members of the Colorguard/ band who go around grabbing people’s bums
BUS MACKING- extreme flirting that goes on riding home after a great competition
BUTT- rubber at the bottom of a rifle
BUTT RAMPAGE- what a really close guard goes on when they are slap happy and feel like smacking some booty
BUZZ KILL- when you expect a great guard show, and it turns out they suck
CAPTAIN- senior (or oldest member) that gets to prance around and tell people what to do, usually know what they’re talking about, seem to scare noobs (ELVIRA)
CAR WASH- when flag work is totally not together, and it looks like you can drive your car through it
CATTLE GUARD- derogatory term for the guard
C G’s- short for color guard
CHICKEN WALK- jazz runs
CHIP- little plastic squares that mark drill sets
CLAM-A-MISTAKE- someone who is making a lot of a mistakes is said to be eating clam chowder
COLOR-G- gangster for color guard
COLORGUARD- 1.) people who swing flags and toss rifles to distract the audience’s attention away from the band 2.) a semi-cult which no one outside of it understands, because they cannot handle the greatness of it
COME NAKED- don’t come in uniform
CONCUSSION- percussion, get hits by guard members the most
COP-A-SQUAT- for one to squat down and take a knee during practice
CORN COB- someone who walks like they march, even when football season is over
CORNDOG- when the flag gets stuck over the end of the pole
CRUTCH TIP- the little rubber piece at the end of the pole
DADDY- nickname given to your band director (if male) or instructor (also, if male)
DIAG- diagonal
DIVA- a person who can utilize ANY piece of equipment and use their body as well to make it look like an effortless thing
DO IT UP- to do well, kick a**
DOUBLE TIME- walking to a beat double than that of the drum major’s beat, but still in time. Usually used to get to spots faster, or done by guard for effect
DOUGHGIRL- name given to one who is gasping for air after warm up or stretching
DOWN SYNDRME- when you sit down for a long time and can’t get back up
DRILL- 1.) usually the routine 2.) also could be a warm up 3.) or a set in a song
DUMMERS- term used about the drummers
DUM-DUMS- same as dummers
ELVIRA- the one guard senior that always yells at you
FAKE-IT- to look like you know the work while trying to remember it at the same time
FIELD JUDGE- judges on the field that we aim to hit (gets brownie points from the band)
FISH- when a sabre wobbles in the air
FLAG FEATURE- intense, unison flag work together… no solos
FLAGGOT- nickname for a member of the band who wants to secretly join guard and can do the work better than us
FLAGLINGS- new recruits to the color guard (otherwise known as “newbies”)
FLASH FLOOD- what happens when a weapon can’t hold back, and the entire work gets watered down
FLOOR- the actual mat in winter guard (referred to as folding the floor)
FOOTBALL- opener to the halftime show
FREAKING REE-REE- the new girl who can’t quite ever get the work. EVER
FREEBIES- your free arms/hands when your equipment is in the air
FROSH- freshman
FUNDIES- fundamentals
GHETTO- everything that goes bad 1.) something wrong happens 2.) something doesn’t go your way 3.) a part of your show or some other guard’s show looks stupid
GOING SHOPPING- when a guard member, while jazz running, swings their arms back and forth s if they were swinging shopping bags around
GRIP- what you do to make your work to look strong, mainly tosses
GUARD BABY- nickname to youngest/shortest girl in guard that everyone likes and thinks of as their little sister (captains/instructor feel bad when they give them laps or when they injure themselves)
GUARDIE- nickname for guard people
GUARD GEEK- like a band geek, but obsessed w/ guard
HAND CHECK- used on band busses to embarrass that couple making out in the seat in front of you (response to this is to raise both hands somewhere where everyone can see them)
HELICOPTER- parallel toss (see horizontal)
HICCUP- when you prep your equipment on the down beat to do spins
HILT- the handle part on a sabre
“HIT POINTS SYSTEM”- points awarded to guard members when they accidentally hit certain instrument players (flag=0, flute=10, clarinet=10, saxophone=15, trumpet=20, trombone=25, baritone=35, sousaphone=50, drummer=55, drum major=65, Band director/instructor=RUN!!!!)
HORIZONTAL- when the flag is tossed above the head, usually spinning parallel to the ground
HUSCLE YOUR MUSCLES- saying, meaning, run to your set before you’re forced to run around the field
HUSCLE YOUR MUSCLES- saying, meaning, run to your set before you’re forced to run around the field
JAZZ RUN/WALK- running/walking in a faster elegant way
JIGGLES- nickname for fat band member who likes being fat
KANGAROO- a person who bounces, or jumps, while jazz running
LACKADAISICAL- unfocused, zoned out
‘LANGLE- to remind each other to keep your heads up! (at an ‘L’ angle if you put your fingers in an ‘L’ shape and hold it up to your chin)
LOLLIGAGGING- guard members (or band) that just isn’t giving their full 100% during practice… talking or not rolling feet… etc…
MARIONETTE- the drum major who is a puppet for the band while the drummers and guard really keep the band together
MEATHEAD- someone who thinks they’re the best and they really aren’t
MOMMY- nickname given to female instructor/director. Is probably harder on you than your real mom
NEANDERTAHLS- guard members that would rather be running around school parking lot with flags screaming, than practice
ONE MORE TIME- code for a dozen more times
PARK AND BLOW- the part in the show where you just stand there and spin, no marching
PEGGY SPINS- double time spins except you grab over and under instead of flat
PIT CREW- the group of moms, dads, sisters, boyfriends, etc… that set up and remove the props/floor mats for a show
PLIE- a downward bending movement of both knees
POPCORN- near the end of the season where the work is almost perfect and one person messes up, looking like a piece of popcorn, standing out from everyone else
RA RA- a cheerleader
RIFLE SQUAL- to sit down and lean on the butt of a rifle
RIPPLE- when people start a move 1 or 2 beats after the other
ROCK THE FLOOR- perform
ROOKIES- people new to the guard experience
R-TARD- retard
SABRE- a (fake) sword used as guard equipment
SAIL- when the silk of the flag wraps around itself
SET- your position the field during a specific point in the show
SHHMMIILLEE- aka, smile!!! The judges want to see your pretty faces
SHITTAY- a grand plie in second position while sticking your butt out like you’re going to the bathroom
SHUT ER DOWN- to end practice
SILK - the flag
SINGLES- the simple toss where the flag goes around once, usually caught in 2 or 2 ½ counts
SPACE BALL- when you hold your hands angular with arms out, almost like holding a giant invisible ball
SPACETTE- the girl who leaves a huge hole between them and the next person and never fixes it
SPEED SPINS- double time (down, parallel, up, parallel)
SPINNING- proper term for what the guard does (WE DO NOT TWIRL!!!)
STIR THE POT- like a crazy 8 (circular motion with silk down, pole crossing your face)
STOPPER- rubber end of pole… holds bolt in place
STRAP- little strap on most guard rifles
SUPERSTAR- nickname given to one by band director when they miss first set, try to make it to second by jazz running backwards, end up jumping and landing in the splits with arms in the air (also klutz)
TRAIN WRECK- guard as a whole screws up, causing the entire visual effect and GE scores to go down
TWIRL GIRL- nickname for guard member
TWIRLING - derogatory term for spinning
URINATION VACATION- when someone goes to pee and never returns
VETS- have previous guard experience; hopefully know what they’re doing
WALDO- the person who wanders off and nobody can find them
WINTERGUARD- Colorguard except it’s indoors w/o the back-up band, and usually has more dancing and higher tosses
WONDERGIRL- the new guardie who totally blows you away, can toss a 6, & gets captain her first year
 cute_lee_gurl · Tue Jun 30, 2009 @ 06:28pm · 0 Comments |
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