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A Dictionary of Guard Lingo!
Some were taken from UrbanDictionary.com

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Air-flag- To spin with your hands as if you were holding your equipment.

 

ATFs- Across the floors

 

Auxiliary- Fancy name for colorguard

 

Band- Thinking the show will never work. And then, finally, it comes all together and you have achieved perfection, drumming your hands off and playing your brains out and tossing higher than the sky. It’s a slice of time in a stadium when everyone cheers and your mom cries and pictures get taken and once, just once, you have the world in your hands. And the band marches out of the stadium and down the street, always together whether it's success or not, and you know by the feeling in your hear it doesn't get any better than this. And you know if your director asked you to turn around and "do it just one more time a little better" you would.

 

Band camp- The best week of your life. Always ends up being on the hottest week of the summer.

 

Band geek- Anyone who is obsessed with marching band, but does not actually have to be in the band, which was proven in the movie American Pie 2.

 

Bolt- The shiny part of the rifle

 

Bruises- Signs that show how well you're practicing. The bigger, the better.

 

Butt- The fatter end of the rifle

 

Car wash- When the flags are completely off and all over the place.

 

Colorguard- A semi-cult which no one outside of it understands, because they cannot handle the greatness of it.

 

Consecutive- The most basic, fundamental move on rifle. This is the most effective thing to try to teach someone if you're trying to get them to shut up about how easy guard is.

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Drop spins- The most basic, fundamental move on flag.

 

Fear- When someone asks, "Is the guard ready?" and you have to say no.

 

Flaggot- A gay guy in guard. Also a derogatory term for guardies.

 

Flippy Thing- A term for anything on rifle that you can't remember the proper name for.

 

Frosh- Freshman

 

FUNdamentals- Are not very fun

 

Fundies- Fundamentals

 

High school band- A huge family with lots of incest.

 

Jazz run- An across the floor that, when not done correctly, makes the person look like a chicken.

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KWK- Kill With Kindness, Patsy's Life Lessons #6
 
Marching field- Area where the marching band performs. Occasionally the football teams will tackle each other before and after these performances.
 
Nerf Turds- Annoying things on astroturf that get everywhere.
 
On Time- Ten minutes early
 
One More Time- Ten more times
 
PDA- Public displays of affections, the quickest way to piss off Mr. Shook.
 
Rifle- A piece of guard equipment that is fun to hit people with.
 
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Rifle- A piece of guard equipment that is really fun to hit people with.

 

Sail- When the silk gets caught on the end of the flag

 

Section leader- Person who tries to keep their section from acting like idiots. They usually fail. 

 

Seniors- Oldest band/guard members who get first pick at pretty much everything. Are usually in denial about not coming back next year.

 

Sock tanline- A result of band camp, you're feet will be freakishly white compared to the rest of your leg. Sometimes are accompanied by knee brace tanlines or glove tanlines.

Tip- The smaller end of the rifle or either end of the flag

 

Turf nerds- See Nerf Turds

 

Winterguard- Like colorguard, only without the band. Winterguard is performed inside with prerecorded music.

 

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Colorguard; For those who understand, no explanation needed. For those who don’t, no explanation possible.
 
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