[Cascade]

artificial (adj.)

Systems played by non-Americans.

[Cascade]

HUM (n.)

Highly UnAmerican Method

[Cascade]

part-score (n.)

1. Our contract made with at least three overtricks.

2. Our contract doubled with at least three undertricks.

3. The opponents contract doubled just making.

[Cascade]

overbid (v.)

Partner rebidding his/her five-card suit for the third or fourth time with four-card support for our suit on the side.

[Cascade]

opening lead (v.)

Partner's first opportunity to give up a trick.

[Cascade]

hand evaluation method (n.)

Excuse for a poor decision in the auction.

[Cascade]

penalty double (n.)

Versitile gadget employed by partner to inform you that the opponent's contract is making. Can be used at the part-score, game or slam level.

e.g. "We play penalty doubles up to 7NT"

[Cascade]

alert (adj.)

Partner's state of mind before and after (but not during) game time.

[Cascade]

pre-alert (adj.)

A temporary condition before game time.

[Cascade]

safety play (v.)

Partner winning six tricks from AKQJT92

[Cascade]

negative double (n.)

See penalty double

Versitile convention used from our side of the table that enables partner to pass to inform us that the opponents contract is making. Can be used at the part-score, game or slam level. Most commonly used over part-scores.

[Cascade]

setting trick (n.)

Card that partner discards at trick thirteen on the opponents deuce. Usually an ace.

[Aberlour10]

Wilkosz

an excentric polish invention, made with only one aim : to craze the foreigners.
Forbbiden by the american inquisition.

[Cascade]

ace asking (v.)

Enquiry at the end of the play.

e.g. "Did you have the ♥A partner?"

[Aberlour10]

Bergen raises

A rubber bridge session in norwegian fjords with a lot of Aquavit drinking.

[matmat]

Drury (n.)

A convention with its roots in a bygone age, when black tie was the dress code, cigarettes not frowned upon at the table and psychic controls were all the rage.

[Cascade]

Stayman (n.)

Plagurized convention that allows a partnership to get to 4-Major when 3NT is cold.

[Aberlour10]

Strong pass

A devilish plan invented by KGB with the aim to sabotate and destroy this capitalistic game.

[Cascade]

Puppet Stayman (n.)

Extends the affect of Stayman to 5=3 fits.

[Cascade]

Fert abbr (n.)

The s*&^ you get into when you play superior methods.