1. "Disappointed"
What it usually means: The state of feeling unfulfilled.
What it means in D.C.: Your normal state of being.
2. "Winner"
What it usually means: The champion or victor.
What it means in D.C.: A rare, extremely brief state of sports-related euphoria.
3. "Eternity"
What it usually means: Forever.
What it means in D.C.: The last time one of your favorite teams won something meaningful.
4. "Wall"
What it usually means: A barrier meant to enclose.
What it means in D.C.: A thing for Gus Frerotte to headbutt; a remarkably fast point guard.
5. "Bullets"
What it usually means: A projectile fired from a gun.
What it means in D.C.: Your favorite basketball team; in 1978, the source of an area-wide Fever.
6. "Red"
What it usually means: A bright, primary color.
What it means in D.C.: A word to be yelled at full volume at national anthems during hockey season.
7. "Crosby"
What it usually means: Singers Bing or David.
What it means in D.C.: That f#$&ing guy.
8. "Brave"
What it usually means: Someone of great courage.
What it means in D.C.: Anyone who plays for the second-best team in the National League East.
9. "Teddy"
What it usually means: A bear; sometimes, a women's undergarment.
What it means in D.C.: A 10-foot-tall President you desperately want to see win.
10. "The Post"
What it usually means: An upright part of a support system; in the U.K., the mail delivery system.
What it means in D.C.: The first place you turn to read about your teams.
11. "RFK"
What it usually means: JFK's brother.
What it means in D.C.: A stadium that's been creaky and outdated for decades but that still hasn't been torn down; the best place to watch a local soccer match.
12. "Hoya"
What it usually means: ???
What it means in D.C.: A perennial Big East power.
13. "Terrapin"
What it usually means: A snapping turtle.
What it means in D.C.: A passionate (and often profane) college sports fan.
14. "Duke"
What it usually means: A European ruler.
What it means in D.C.: That f#$&ing university; see: enemy of Hoya or Terrapin.
15. "Dallas"
What it usually means: A city in Texas.
What it means in D.C.: The biggest week of the entire fall.
16. "Redskin"
What it usually means: An often disparaging and offensive slang term.
What it means in D.C.: The thing your Sunday afternoons revolve around.
17. "Choke"
What it usually means: An obstruction in one's throat that causes a lack of breath.
What it means in D.C.: A local sporting tradition.
18. "Playoffs"
What it usually means: The time champions are crowned in each sport.
What it means in D.C.: A time of eternal frustration.
19. "Next year"
What it usually means: The year after this one.
What it means in D.C.: The only words you have to console yourself after another abrupt end to a season; see: "playoffs," "choke."