Recreation terms starting with P

96 terms

P&G Basically, the procedure for checking the cubic-inch displacement of an engine. The term comes from the manufacturer of the particular gauge used.
P.C. The house edge expressed as a percentage.
Paddle Tool used to push the money into the drop box.
Paint A face card. (Jacks, queens, and kings.)
PAIR Patent Application Information Retrieval -- see Patent EBC for more provides secure access for customers who want to view current patent application…
Palette A tool used to move cards on the table. Usually made of wood.
pan fish Any of a variety of species of fish that resemble the shape of a frying pan, thus the name.
Panhard bar A lateral bar that keeps the rear tires centered within the body of the car. It connects the frame on one side and the rear axle on the other.
Panther Martins A brand name of in-line spinner.
Parlay To double one's bet after a win.
Parr, parr marks Small juvenile of the trout or salmon family. Characterized by parr marks, which are pronounced, wide, vertical bars on the sides of these fish until they…
Passe French term for High Bet.
Past post A method of cheating where a player posts additional money to his wager after seeing the results of the hand.
Past Posting Placing a winning wager after a decision has been reached. Usually done by capping a bet.
PAT In blackjack, an unbusted hand worth at least 17 points. In draw poker, a hand that does not need any more hands.
Pat hand A total of 17 or more. Don't hit pat hands. The area in the casino which is surrounded by the table games.
patch A downloadable update that fixes bugs, improves stability and introduces new features to a program.
Patience System A grind method of playing whereby the player waits for a certain number of decisions before placing a bet.
pattern Can describe where active fish are holding, or what techniques are working to catch fish, especially larger fish.
Pay Off To call a bet when the bettor is representing a hand that you can't beat, but the pot is sufficiently large to justify a call anyway.
Payout (Pay Out) The winning amount paid by the casino to the player.
Payout or Pay Out the winnings the casino pays to a player
PC Personal computer.
peacock ladies A type of fly used by fly-anglers.
pectoral fin The fin usually found on each side of the body behind the gill opening.
pegging Putting a toothpick in the hole of a bullet or egg sinker to prevent the sinker from sliding along the line. Typically done with a Texas-rigged bait.
pelvic fins Pair of juxtaposed fins ventrally on the body in front of the anus.
Pencil Poppers A brand name topwater lure that is long and thin. Often used for catching striped bass.
Penny Ante A game played for small stakes.
Perfect Pairs Is a blackjack side bet played on a standard blackjack table and does not require the main game rules to be changed.
PET A NPC controlled by a player such as a Wolf, Infernal, and so on.
Petite When the card total is 8. See Natural
PFD A personal flotation device or life jacket.
pH A measurement for liquids to determine acidity or alkalinity. On a scale of one to 14, seven is considered neutral.
pick-up The act of a bass or other fish taking a slowly-fished lure, such as a plastic worm, crayfish or lizard. It can also be referred to as a "pressure" bite.
pike A common reference to northern pike, a member of the pike family.
Pinching Illegally removing chips from a bet after an unfavorable decision.
Ping Ping is a computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an IP network.
Piston A circular element that moves up and down the cylinder, compressing the air-fuel mixture in the top of the chamber, helping to produce horsepower.
Pit An area consisting of a number of gaming tables.
Pit Boss A casino employee in the pit who oversees the table games and the dealers.
Pit Road An area just off the race track where the pit crews service the race cars. NASCAR pit crews are proficient at changing tires, making adjustments, and even…
Pit stall The area along pit road that is designated for a particular team's use during pit stops. Each car stops in the team's stall before being serviced.
Pitching Fishing technique in which worms or jigs are dropped into cover at close range with an underhand pendulum motion using a long bait-casting rod, and…
PK Player Kill or Player Killer.
Plankton Collectively, all organisms (plants and animals) suspended in the water which are not independent of water movements.
Plankton bloom A dense growth of microscopic plants and animals (plank-ton) that causes the water to be green, brown, or soupy in appearance.
Play the Board To show down a hand in hold'em when your cards don't make a hand any better than is shown on the board.
Player Clocking - Watching to see which players have been winning and with what methods in order to use the Chameleon Strategy and mimic their betting patterns.
Player Clocking when one is watching which player has been winning using Chameleon Strategy, and then tries to mimic their patterns.
Player Hand this is the hand that opposes the bank hand, which receives cards and acts by itself.
Playing conditions The rules variations in effect at a casino. Playing conditions include whether or not a player can double down after a split, how many decks are in use…
Plug A shuffling technique that is sometimes employed in card games like blackjack where the game is often dealt from a multi-deck shoe.
Plus/minus Another name for the Hi lo counting system.
Pocket A small indentation in the shoreline, sometimes referred to as a pocket cove.
Pocket Pair A hold'em starting hand with two cards of the same rank, making a pair. Example: "I had big pocket pairs seven times in the first hour.
point An amount equal to one percent of the principal amount of a mortgage. Loan discount points are a one-time charge assessed at closing by the lender to…
Point Count The total value of the count, positive or negative, at any given time.
Pole Position The front position in the start of a race. In NASCAR, the fastest qualifying car gets to start here.
Pond Check An analysis by a fisheries biologist of a fish population in a pond. A seine is used to catch fish, catch records are reviewed to determine angler…
POP Contraction of "Repopulation", often used as a shortened term for the re-spawn of monsters.
Pop-R A brand of popper topwater lure.
popper Top-water plug with a dished-out head designed to make a splash when pulled sharply to imitate a wounded baitfish struggling on the surface.
Positive Progression Any system of wagering where you increase bets after a win.
possession limit The maximum limit or amount of a fish species set by regulation that may be possessed at one time by any one person.
Post After; later.
post front The period following a cold front; atmosphere clears and becomes bright. Usually characterized by strong winds and a significant drop in temperature.
Post-entry (PE) A team or driver who submits an entry blank for a race after the deadline for submission has passed. A post-entry receives no driver or owner points.
post-spawn The period immediately following a spawn. Post-spawn fish recovering from the spawn can often be lethargic.
Pot Odds The amount of money in the pot compared to the amount you must put in the pot to continue playing. For example, suppose there is \$60 in the pot.
Pot-Limit A version of poker in which a player may bet up to the amount of money in the pot whenever it is his turn to act.
Power Bait, Power Worms, Power Craw, Power Eggs, Power Grubs, Power Worms Brand names of commercially prepared scented baits
Power of the Pen The ability to issue hotel comps to players on the part of some casino executives.
Preferential Shuffling Shuffling when the remaining cards are deemed favorable to the players.
Premiere French term for first and refers to the first group of 12 numbers in the Dozen Bet.
Premium Players A casino term meaning big bettors or players with big credit lines.
presentation A collective term referring to a combination of choices a fisherman makes, such as the choice of lure, color, and size, the type of pole and/or tackle…
prespawn The period of time immediately before the spawn when fish are often feeding more aggressively.
Press To increase the amount wagered, usually by doubling it, after a win.
Price The pot odds you are getting for a draw or call. Example: "The pot was laying me a high enough price, so I stayed in with my gutshot straight draw."
PRO Professional anglers: those elite fishermen who make a living at fishing, typically by fishing tournaments.
Proc Activate. Example: A weapon with a special effect will "proc" every so often.
professional overrun A more polite term for backlash. Also called spaghetti.
Protect (1) To keep your hand or a chip on your cards. This prevents them from being fouled by a discarded hand, or accidentally mucked by the dealer.
PST Please Send Tell. Indicates that the person speaking wants to receive communication via a /t(ell) or /w(hisper) command.
Pull Selectively start combat with a Mob, usually with a ranged attack, and then leading this Mob back to a safer area in order to separate them from other…
Puller Person who pulls monsters for the party.
Pulling One of the players in a party heads out and leads one or more of the monsters back to the party so that the party can attack the monsters.
Punto this is the player.
Push Refers to the player and the dealer having the same total. Usually the player's bet is returned when there is a push.
Push/Tie When the player and the dealer have hands with the same point total. No money changes hands.
Put and take fishery An area where fish are stocked regularly with catchable size fish which are expected to be caught out by fall.
put-and-take Refers to a fishery where catchable-sized fish are stocked (typically trout but not exclusively) and caught by anglers in a relatively short period of…
put-in Denotes a boat launching area for the start of a float trip.
PvE Player vs. Environment. Combat between players and computer controlled opponents.
PvP Player vs. Player. This means for one player to attack another player.