Alligator arm

In American football, a would-be pass-receiver's arm extended timidly, less than full length, because he senses a tackler bearing down on him and is not whole-heartedly eager to catch the ball. Usually plural.

"He's open, it's there.... Oh! Off his fingertips, incomplete. He had alligator arms on that one."

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alligator arm

In American football, a would-be pass-receiver's arm extended timidly because he is afraid that if he catches the ball he will be tackled extremely hard. Usually plural.

"He's open, it's there.... Oh! Off his fingertips, incomplete. He had alligator arms on that one."

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tweak

To injure slightly, to sustain a slight injury to (some part of the body), usually while playing a sport.

"The pitcher tweaked his groin on a grounder back to the mound."

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googledipity

Finding something via Google while searching for something else. (As in serendipity.)

"I Googled 'Lincoln' to find out about towncars, and learned that we used to have a president by that name. Sheer Googledipity."