Pinball Vocabulary
Over the years, playing pinball with
various friends and family members, quite a unique dialect has evolved. Some of
these terms, I've heard before. Others I believe are original inventions. Weird
maybe, but original.
| Toe-Jam | - | A flipper to flipper save, just off the tips (like jamming your toe) |
| Flip-Flip | - | Two players splitting the game. One plays the left, one plays the right flipper(s) |
| Gup-Stup | - | A ball that drains quickly, right down the middle |
| Gold-Ball Gup-Stup | - | A ball shot at a target that bounces off that target and then rockets straight down the middle. i.e. as happens all to often in "Gold Ball". See: Internet PB Database Listing |
| Bats-and-Cats | - | The 4 drop targets at the top of "Dracula" (the old Dracula) |
| Heavy Horses | - | The 3 black horse drop targets on Gottlieb "Mustang" EM. We were Jethro Tull fans! |
