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  1. True Odds The actual probability of an event happening.
  2. tubing A float fishing term that means to float down a river, stream or using a float tube in a lake while fishing.
  3. Turn The fourth community card. Put out face up, by itself. Also known as "fourth street."
  4. turnover In Arizona's warmwater lakes, a turnover is typically experienced in the fall and is a phenomenon associated with thermoclines.
  5. Twink A low level character who has been made more powerful by higher level characters, usually by getting stronger armor and weapons than the character would…
  6. Two pair a hand containing two pairs of cards, each of the same value, irrespective of suit
  7. Uber German slang for 'super', originally meaning 'over'; exceptionally powerful
  8. UC Undercity
  9. UI User interface. Refers to the controls, buttons and on-screen elements by which the player interacts with the game world.
  10. ultralight Lighter than standard fishing rod and/or tackle.
  11. Unbalanced count A card counting system where the number of positive cards and negative cards is not equal.
  12. Under the Gun The position of the player who acts first on a betting round. For instance, if you are one to the left of the big blind, you are under the gun before the…
  13. Underdog A person or hand not mathematically favored to win a pot. For instance, if you flop four cards to your flush, you are not quite a 2:1 underdog to make…
  14. Underground Joint An illegal casino.
  15. Uniformity Tire-to-tire variation in size and properties. It's harder to control the size of a flexible tire made from rubber and fabric than it is something more…
  16. Unit An amount of a bet.
  17. Up card this is the face up card.
  18. Upcard A face up card.
  19. Value In determining the monetary equivalent for assets and gifts, value is a good faith estimate of the fair market value if the exact value is neither known…
  20. Variance A special exemption of a zoning law to allow the property to be used in a manner different from an existing law.
  21. Vendor Trash An item that only a vendor/merchant would buy
  22. ventral fin The paired fin located on the front of a fish's abdomen.
  23. Vic Sucker. Short for victim.
  24. Victory Lane the place where the winner of a NASCAR race goes to celebrate after winning the race.
  25. Vig or Vigorish The casino tax on a bet. Also known as juice.
  26. Vigorish this is the 5% commission charged on the winning banker hands.
  27. VIP this is another name for a high roller and stands for a Very Important Person.
  28. Visual Wheel Tracking The ability to judge where the ball will land by sight.
  29. Voisins du Zero French phrase. Common in European casinos. It's a bet on a specific group of numbers on a section of the roulette wheel neighbouring the zero.
  30. Wager Another term for bet.
  31. warmwater Refers to fish habitat or fish that are warmwater species, such as largemouth bass, sunfish, and catfish, as opposed to coldwater species such as trout…
  32. water column Vertical section of the lake.
  33. water dog Any of several large salamanders (the larval or aquatic stage). They are popular as live bait.
  34. Watershed All land area from which run-off water may enter a pond or lake.
  35. WC Wailing Caverns instance
  36. Wedge The wedge can be adjusted during a race to slightly change the handling of the car.
  37. Wedge, round of Adjusting the handling of the car by altering pressure on the rear springs.
  38. weed line Abrupt edge of an aquatic weed-bed caused by a change in depth, bottom type, or other factor.
  39. weedguard A protective device on fishing hooks to prevent picking up weeds.
  40. weedless A description of a lure designed to be fished in heavy cover with a minimum amount of snagging.
  41. weigh-in Term typically applied to the weighing in of fish at a tournament.
  42. Westy Worm A brand name of plastic worm with a leadhead that has two exposed hooks already rigged.
  43. wet fly A fly fished underwater.
  44. Wetland Area covered all or part of the year by water. Can be identified by typical plants and soil types.
  45. WF Westfall
  46. Whale See high roller.
  47. Wheel Short for Roulette Wheel.
  48. Wheel Chips Special chips used only for roulette.
  49. Wheel Clocking when a player keeps track of the result of the spins to determine patters as well as possibilities and bias.
  50. Wheel Head The portion of the roulette wheel that contains the numbered pockets.
  51. Wheel Roller A roulette dealer or croupier.
  52. Wheel Strategies Strategies that try to exploit imperfections in the wheel in order for the player to get the edge.
  53. White amur Common name for Ctenopharyngodon idella, also called "grass carp." White amur are often stocked in ponds for weed control.
  54. white bass A type of true bass that is only found at Lake Pleasant in Arizona. White bass are related to striped bass and yellow bass.
  55. Wild Card this is the 53rd card and is usually a Joker.
  56. Wild fish Any fish not supplied by a fish hatchery .
  57. Wimpy A behaviour describing a monster that runs away when it is low on health.
  58. Win rate How much a player wins per hour.
  59. Window net A woven mesh that hangs across the driver's side window to prevent the driver's head and limbs from being exposed during an accident.
  60. Winter-kill Fish kill in shallow ponds or reservoirs due to oxygen depletion.
  61. Wonging To back count and only bet when you have the edge. Named for Stanford Wong.
  62. wooly worm, or wooly bugger A popular type of wet fly often used by fly anglers fishing lakes.
  63. worm-fishing (worm-fisherman) The act of using worms, either natural or man-made, to catch fish, although the term worming typically refers to the act of using artificial worms to…
  64. WoW World of Warcraft
  65. Wrench Slang term for a racing mechanic.
  66. WTB Wanting to buy
  67. WTS Wanting to sell
  68. XP or Exp Experience Points
  69. year class Fish of a given species that were all spawned in the same year or at the same time.
  70. yellow bass A specific species in the true bass family. In Arizona, yellow bass are found in Apache, Canyon and Saguaro lakes along the Salt River.
  71. yellow cat a flathead catfish.
  72. Yield limit The maximum pounds of harvestable-sized fish a pond will yield from year to year without detrimental effects to the balance of the fish population when…
  73. young-of-the-year refers to fish in their first year of life, often referring to immature fish.
  74. Z-ray A brand name of heavy spoon typically used in trout fishing.
  75. Zara Puppy, Zara Spook, Zara Pooch Brand names of topwater lures.
  76. Zen count A card counting system made popular by Arnold Snyder. The zen count is a level two counting system.
  77. Zerg From StarCraft, to attack something with a lot of players/units.
  78. ZF Zul'Farrak
  79. ZG Zul'Gurub
  80. Zooplankton Animals (mostly microscopic) that drift freely in the water column.
  81. zug bug A type of wet fly or fly pattern commonly used by fly fishers in lakes.