Vocabulary from the parody "Casey at the Bat (Road Game)" by Garrison Keillor (1994)

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  1. wiener
    a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork
    He swung so hard his hair fell off and he toppled in disgrace
    And the Dustburg catcher held the ball and the crowd tore up the place,
    With Casey prostrate in the dirt amid the screams and jeers
    We threw wieners down at him and other souvenirs.
  2. slider
    a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction
    Throw the mighty slider and let him hear it whiz
    And let him hit a pop-up like the pansy that he is."
  3. losing streak
    a streak of losses
    It looked like after all these years our losing streak had snapped.
  4. alternator
    a device that converts mechanical energy into electric energy (especially in cars)
    We pounded on the dugout roof as they helped him to the bench,
    Then we ran out to the parking lot and got a monkey wrench
    And found the Mudville bus and took the lug nuts off the tires,
    And attached some firecrackers to the alternator wires.
  5. grounder
    (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
    We got Cooney on a grounder and Muldoon on the same,
    Two down, none on, top of the ninth- we thought we'd won the game.
  6. pop-up
    a short high fly ball
    Throw the mighty slider and let him hear it whiz
    And let him hit a pop-up like the pansy that he is."
  7. box seat
    a special seat in a theater or grandstand box
    And the umpire jerked his arm like he was hauling down the sun,
    And his cry rang from the box seats to the bleachers: Stee-rike One!

    Ten thousand Dustburg partisans raised such a mighty cheer,
    The pigeons in the rafters crapped and ruined all the beer.
  8. monkey wrench
    adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw
    We pounded on the dugout roof as they helped him to the bench,
    Then we ran out to the parking lot and got a monkey wrench
    And found the Mudville bus and took the lug nuts off the tires,
    And attached some firecrackers to the alternator wires.
  9. tobacco juice
    saliva colored brown by tobacco (snuff or chewing tobacco)
    Oh the fury in his visage as he spat tobacco juice
    And heard the little children screaming violent abuse.
  10. bullpen
    place on a baseball field where relief pitchers can warm up
    It was our hero's fastball, it came across the plate,
    And according to the radar, it was going ninety-eight,
    And according to the umpire, it came in straight and true,
    And the cry rang from the toilets to the bullpen: Stee-rike Two.

    Ten thousand Dustburg fans arose in joyful loud derision
    To question Casey's salary, his manhood, and his vision.
  11. windup
    a concluding action
    And then the Dustburg pitcher stood majestic on the hill,
    And leaned in toward the plate, and then the crowd was still,
    And he went into his windup, and he kicked, and let it go,
    And then the air was shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
  12. fastball
    (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity
    It was our hero's fastball, it came across the plate,
    And according to the radar, it was going ninety-eight,
    And according to the umpire, it came in straight and true,
    And the cry rang from the toilets to the bullpen: Stee-rike Two.

    Ten thousand Dustburg fans arose in joyful loud derision
    To question Casey's salary, his manhood, and his vision.
  13. cretin
    a person of subnormal intelligence
    A bully and a braggart, a cretin and a swine-
    If Casey came to bat, we'd stick it where the moon don't shine!
  14. third base
    the base that must be touched third by a base runner in baseball
    But Flynn he got a single, a most unlikely sight,
    And Blake swung like a lady but he parked it deep to right,
    And when the dust had lifted, and fickle fate had beckoned,
    There was Flynn on third base and Jimmy safe at second.
  15. slimy
    covered with or resembling slime
    Then from every Dustburg throat, there rose a lusty cry:
    "Bring up the slimy greaseball and let him stand and die.
  16. bleachers
    set of tiered seats from which an audience watches an event
    And the umpire jerked his arm like he was hauling down the sun,
    And his cry rang from the box seats to the bleachers: Stee-rike One!

    Ten thousand Dustburg partisans raised such a mighty cheer,
    The pigeons in the rafters crapped and ruined all the beer.
  17. umpire
    an official at a sporting event
    And the umpire jerked his arm like he was hauling down the sun,
    And his cry rang from the box seats to the bleachers: Stee-rike One!

    Ten thousand Dustburg partisans raised such a mighty cheer,
    The pigeons in the rafters crapped and ruined all the beer.
  18. bleacher
    a worker who bleaches (cloth or flour etc.)
    And the umpire jerked his arm like he was hauling down the sun,
    And his cry rang from the box seats to the bleachers: Stee-rike One!

    Ten thousand Dustburg partisans raised such a mighty cheer,
    The pigeons in the rafters crapped and ruined all the beer.
  19. mitt
    the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball
    And the fabled slider came spinning toward the mitt,
    And Casey watched it sliding and he did not go for it.
  20. firecracker
    firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
    We pounded on the dugout roof as they helped him to the bench,
    Then we ran out to the parking lot and got a monkey wrench
    And found the Mudville bus and took the lug nuts off the tires,
    And attached some firecrackers to the alternator wires.
  21. braggart
    a very boastful and talkative person
    A bully and a braggart, a cretin and a swine-
    If Casey came to bat, we'd stick it where the moon don't shine!
  22. lout
    an awkward, foolish person
    And we only wished that Casey, the big fat ugly lout,
    Could be the patsy who would make the final, shameful out.
  23. visage
    the human face
    There was pride in Casey's visage as he strode onto the grass,
    There was scorn in his demeanor as he calmly scratched his ass.
  24. intestinal
    of or relating to or inside the intestines
    We rubbed the doors and windows with a special kind of cheese
    That smells like something died from an intestinal disease.
  25. topple
    fall down, as if collapsing
    He swung so hard his hair fell off and he toppled in disgrace
    And the Dustburg catcher held the ball and the crowd tore up the place,
    With Casey prostrate in the dirt amid the screams and jeers
    We threw wieners down at him and other souvenirs.
  26. resin
    a viscous substance obtained from plants or simple molecules
    Then while the Dustburg pitcher put the resin on the ball,
    Ten thousand people hooted to think of Casey's fall.
  27. fabled
    famous or legendary
    And the fabled slider came spinning toward the mitt,
    And Casey watched it sliding and he did not go for it.
  28. dugout
    a shelter beside a baseball field for players and coaches
    We pounded on the dugout roof as they helped him to the bench,
    Then we ran out to the parking lot and got a monkey wrench
    And found the Mudville bus and took the lug nuts off the tires,
    And attached some firecrackers to the alternator wires.
  29. pitcher
    (baseball) the person who does the pitching
    Then while the Dustburg pitcher put the resin on the ball,
    Ten thousand people hooted to think of Casey's fall.
  30. catcher
    the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws
    He swung so hard his hair fell off and he toppled in disgrace
    And the Dustburg catcher held the ball and the crowd tore up the place,
    With Casey prostrate in the dirt amid the screams and jeers
    We threw wieners down at him and other souvenirs.
  31. lug
    carry with difficulty
    We pounded on the dugout roof as they helped him to the bench,
    Then we ran out to the parking lot and got a monkey wrench
    And found the Mudville bus and took the lug nuts off the tires,
    And attached some firecrackers to the alternator wires.
  32. inning
    a division of play during a baseball game
    It was looking rather hopeful for our Dustburg team that day:
    We were leading Mudville four to two with an inning left to play.
  33. patsy
    a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
    And we only wished that Casey, the big fat ugly lout,
    Could be the patsy who would make the final, shameful out.
  34. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
    But Flynn he got a single, a most unlikely sight,
    And Blake swung like a lady but he parked it deep to right,
    And when the dust had lifted, and fickle fate had beckoned,
    There was Flynn on third base and Jimmy safe at second.
  35. rafter
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
    And the umpire jerked his arm like he was hauling down the sun,
    And his cry rang from the box seats to the bleachers: Stee-rike One!

    Ten thousand Dustburg partisans raised such a mighty cheer,
    The pigeons in the rafters crapped and ruined all the beer.
  36. demolished
    torn down and broken up
    Oh sometimes in America the sun is shining bright,
    Life is joyful sometimes, and all the world seems right,
    But there is no joy in Dustburg, no joy so pure and sweet
    As when the mighty Casey fell, demolished, at our feet.
  37. bat
    a club used for hitting a ball in various games
    A bully and a braggart, a cretin and a swine-
    If Casey came to bat, we'd stick it where the moon don't shine!
  38. demeanor
    the way a person behaves toward other people
    There was pride in Casey's visage as he strode onto the grass,
    There was scorn in his demeanor as he calmly scratched his ass.
  39. souvenir
    something of sentimental value
    He swung so hard his hair fell off and he toppled in disgrace
    And the Dustburg catcher held the ball and the crowd tore up the place,
    With Casey prostrate in the dirt amid the screams and jeers
    We threw wieners down at him and other souvenirs.
  40. derision
    the act of treating with contempt
    It was our hero's fastball, it came across the plate,
    And according to the radar, it was going ninety-eight,
    And according to the umpire, it came in straight and true,
    And the cry rang from the toilets to the bullpen: Stee-rike Two.

    Ten thousand Dustburg fans arose in joyful loud derision
    To question Casey's salary, his manhood, and his vision.
  41. whiz
    a buzzing or hissing sound as of something traveling rapidly through the air
    Throw the mighty slider and let him hear it whiz
    And let him hit a pop-up like the pansy that he is."
  42. hauling
    the activity of transporting goods by truck
    And the umpire jerked his arm like he was hauling down the sun,
    And his cry rang from the box seats to the bleachers: Stee-rike One!

    Ten thousand Dustburg partisans raised such a mighty cheer,
    The pigeons in the rafters crapped and ruined all the beer.
  43. bumper
    a bar on a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent damage
    So happy were the Dustburg fans that grand and glorious day,
    It took a dozen cops to help poor Casey away,
    But we grabbed hold of the bumpers and we rocked him to and fro
    And he cursed us from inside the bus, and gosh, we loved it so!
  44. hoot
    a loud raucous cry (as of an owl)
    Then while the Dustburg pitcher put the resin on the ball,
    Ten thousand people hooted to think of Casey's fall.
  45. mighty
    having or showing great strength, force, or intensity
    Throw the mighty slider and let him hear it whiz
    And let him hit a pop-up like the pansy that he is."
  46. swine
    stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals
    A bully and a braggart, a cretin and a swine-
    If Casey came to bat, we'd stick it where the moon don't shine!
  47. demolish
    destroy completely
    Oh sometimes in America the sun is shining bright,
    Life is joyful sometimes, and all the world seems right,
    But there is no joy in Dustburg, no joy so pure and sweet
    As when the mighty Casey fell, demolished, at our feet.
  48. loser
    a contestant who is defeated
    Two out and up came Flynn to bat, with Jimmy Blake on deck,
    And the former was a loser and the latter was a wreck;
    Though the game was in the bag, the Dustburg fans were hurt
    To think that Casey would not come and get his just dessert.
  49. radar
    measuring instrument using pulses of microwave radiation
    It was our hero's fastball, it came across the plate,
    And according to the radar, it was going ninety-eight,
    And according to the umpire, it came in straight and true,
    And the cry rang from the toilets to the bullpen: Stee-rike Two.

    Ten thousand Dustburg fans arose in joyful loud derision
    To question Casey's salary, his manhood, and his vision.
  50. jeer
    laugh at with contempt and derision
    He swung so hard his hair fell off and he toppled in disgrace
    And the Dustburg catcher held the ball and the crowd tore up the place,
    With Casey prostrate in the dirt amid the screams and jeers
    We threw wieners down at him and other souvenirs.
  51. sliding
    being a smooth continuous motion
    And the fabled slider came spinning toward the mitt,
    And Casey watched it sliding and he did not go for it.
  52. shameful
    deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
    And we only wished that Casey, the big fat ugly lout,
    Could be the patsy who would make the final, shameful out.
  53. prostrate
    stretched out and lying at full length along the ground
    He swung so hard his hair fell off and he toppled in disgrace
    And the Dustburg catcher held the ball and the crowd tore up the place,
    With Casey prostrate in the dirt amid the screams and jeers
    We threw wieners down at him and other souvenirs.
  54. wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
    We pounded on the dugout roof as they helped him to the bench,
    Then we ran out to the parking lot and got a monkey wrench
    And found the Mudville bus and took the lug nuts off the tires,
    And attached some firecrackers to the alternator wires.
  55. majestic
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility
    And then the Dustburg pitcher stood majestic on the hill,
    And leaned in toward the plate, and then the crowd was still,
    And he went into his windup, and he kicked, and let it go,
    And then the air was shattered by the force of Casey's blow.
  56. beckon
    summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
    But Flynn he got a single, a most unlikely sight,
    And Blake swung like a lady but he parked it deep to right,
    And when the dust had lifted, and fickle fate had beckoned,
    There was Flynn on third base and Jimmy safe at second.
  57. bully
    discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
    A bully and a braggart, a cretin and a swine-
    If Casey came to bat, we'd stick it where the moon don't shine!
  58. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
    And the umpire jerked his arm like he was hauling down the sun,
    And his cry rang from the box seats to the bleachers: Stee-rike One!

    Ten thousand Dustburg partisans raised such a mighty cheer,
    The pigeons in the rafters crapped and ruined all the beer.
  59. ninth
    position nine in a countable series of things
    We got Cooney on a grounder and Muldoon on the same,
    Two down, none on, top of the ninth- we thought we'd won the game.
  60. disgrace
    a state of dishonor
    He swung so hard his hair fell off and he toppled in disgrace
    And the Dustburg catcher held the ball and the crowd tore up the place,
    With Casey prostrate in the dirt amid the screams and jeers
    We threw wieners down at him and other souvenirs.
  61. stride
    walk with long steps
    There was pride in Casey's visage as he strode onto the grass,
    There was scorn in his demeanor as he calmly scratched his ass.
  62. salary
    fixed payment for services
    It was our hero's fastball, it came across the plate,
    And according to the radar, it was going ninety-eight,
    And according to the umpire, it came in straight and true,
    And the cry rang from the toilets to the bullpen: Stee-rike Two.

    Ten thousand Dustburg fans arose in joyful loud derision
    To question Casey's salary, his manhood, and his vision.
  63. scorn
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
    There was pride in Casey's visage as he strode onto the grass,
    There was scorn in his demeanor as he calmly scratched his ass.
  64. bench
    a long seat for more than one person
    We pounded on the dugout roof as they helped him to the bench,
    Then we ran out to the parking lot and got a monkey wrench
    And found the Mudville bus and took the lug nuts off the tires,
    And attached some firecrackers to the alternator wires.
  65. slide
    move smoothly along a surface
    And the fabled slider came spinning toward the mitt,
    And Casey watched it sliding and he did not go for it.
  66. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
    Mudville was despairing, and we grinned and cheered and clapped.
  67. hit
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    Throw the mighty slider and let him hear it whiz
    And let him hit a pop-up like the pansy that he is."
  68. safe
    free from danger or the risk of harm
    But Flynn he got a single, a most unlikely sight,
    And Blake swung like a lady but he parked it deep to right,
    And when the dust had lifted, and fickle fate had beckoned,
    There was Flynn on third base and Jimmy safe at second.
  69. base
    lowest support of a structure
    But Flynn he got a single, a most unlikely sight,
    And Blake swung like a lady but he parked it deep to right,
    And when the dust had lifted, and fickle fate had beckoned,
    There was Flynn on third base and Jimmy safe at second.
  70. out
    moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden
    And we only wished that Casey, the big fat ugly lout,
    Could be the patsy who would make the final, shameful out.
  71. single
    existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual
    But Flynn he got a single, a most unlikely sight,
    And Blake swung like a lady but he parked it deep to right,
    And when the dust had lifted, and fickle fate had beckoned,
    There was Flynn on third base and Jimmy safe at second.
Created on Sat Mar 26 19:26:14 EDT 2011

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