Super Bowl Lingo Guide from yourDictionary.com
Say What?	Translation
The Bay Area	The region immediately adjoining Tampa Bay. Also, but rarely used, the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Standard Metropolitan Statistical area.
Billions	More than the Gross National Product of dozens of countries. Also, the amount of money that is wagered on the Super Bowl.
Bingo	The second-most popular sport in the Tampa Bay area. If you consider the number of participants, the number of games, and the number of cards per game, then the No. 1 sport in the Bay Area.
The Black Hole	An astronomical anomaly, usually found in deep space. A remnant of a star that has collapsed upon itself, from which no light can escape. Also, the indigenous (and endangered) habitation of the Raider Nation.
Blackbeard	The Pirate Edward Teach, who plied his trade from the Caribbean to Carolina's Outer Banks. Also, the guy who sold you your Super Bowl tickets.
The Bores	One of the three passageways of the Caldecott Tunnel, passing under the Oakland Hills. Also, the local 49er fan.
Buccaneer	The price of corn in a dry year.
Buccaneers	1) Pirates who preyed on West Indian shipping in the 17th century. 2) Noticeably, Tampa Bay's NFL franchise.
Chucky	The amazing similarity of the physiognomy of Jon Gruden, the Buccaneer's head coach, to his fictional movie counterpart. Inexplicably, Gruden is also known as "Coach Gorgeous".
The Coliseum	Preferred name of the stadium where the Raiders play. Second choice is the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Never, ever referred to as Network Associates Coliseum.
Call of the Wild	Early reference to Raider Nation Tailgate Parties by local denizen Jack London.
Chicago	Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone living in the Tampa Bay area is originally from Chicago. There are also a number of folks from both Canada and Milwaukee, Wis.
Cigars	Long-hidden motivation of the Cuban Revolution: Castro really wanted to catch up with Tampa in the production of world-class cigars.
The Donald	In Central Florida, Donald Duck, please! For New York, Fairfield County, Conn., and Marin County, Calif., of course, Donald Trump.
Early Bird Specials	The only real specials to be found during Super Bowl week are eating TV dinners at home.
Enron	In NFL circles actually spelled E-N-D R-U-N, where a player uses fancy footwork to outfox the opposition -- and then shreds the playbook. (See also, Andersen Consulting.)
Al Davis	The managing partner of the Oakland Raiders, with the team since 1960, and one of the original founders of the old American Football League. Later had a mountain named after him.
Extra Point	If you wear Mad Max or Blade Runner costumes, you get extra points in the Black Hole.
Gov. Moonbeam	No one refers to Jerry Brown as Gov. Moonbeam any more; now more properly Hizzoner should be referred to as Mayor Moonbeam.
The Jints	The New York football Giants might have been invited to The Party had they mastered the lesson of handling of a bad snap.
The Lost Years 1982-1994	The time the Raiders spent in exile in the deserts and (as viewed from the Bay Area) "wastelands" of Southern California.
Mt. Davis	The seats added to the Coliseum to lure the Raiders back from L.A.; geologically speaking, actually more resembling an escarpment than a mountain.
Pancake	To flatten an opponent. In San Francisco, the preferred term would be crepe (you crepe an opponent). In Silicon Valley, the preferred term would be Captain Crunch.
Polyester	Haute couture of the Raider Nation (when chainlink fencing, nails, iron mesh and associated materials are in short supply). Also, fabric of choice for Oakland Raiders ownership.
Las Vegas	The site of the real action on Super Bowl Sunday.
Over/Under	Exotic wager where you bet that the combined team scoring will be either higher or lower than the number designated.
Raider Nation	A psychographic grouping of Oakland Raider fans. For the uninitiated, best imagined as a cross between outlaws of the Old West, marauding Vikings, pirates of the high seas, Star Wars-type aliens and '60s-style bikers.
San Francisco	Suburb of Oakland, on the other side of the Bay Bridge.
Silver and Black	Official colors of the Raiders; also, current hair styling of Hizzoner.
Sunday School	Where you might now find the former "dirtiest player in the league," Steve Wisniewski, and his cohort, Napoleon Kaufman, teaching during the offseason.
No There Here?	Gertrude Stein's famed comment, "There is no there, there," referred to Oakland's purported lack of a defining sense of place and a style setting it apart from all others. Obviously, Ms. Stein had never envisioned the Raider Nation.
Tailgate Party	24/7 activity of the Raider Nation with brief three-hour interludes on game days.
Turducken	John Madden’s gift to fine cuisine, first developed during his days in Raider Nation.
Turnover	Something found in a San Francisco bakery shop; in Oakland, referred to as donuts.
Excellence	As in "Commitment to," official motto of the Oakland Raiders.
The Draft	Looking forward to the 2003 draft (of Budweiser that is).
The Raiderettes	"Football's Fabulous Females." 'Nuff said.
Blackout	Oakland pioneered the term "blackout," years before the current California energy crunch, by simply not selling out the Coliseum before the NFL-mandated deadline.
Brown-outs	Home games without Hizzoner.
Left Coast	All of California on the seaward side of the San Andreas fault; also, what opponents of the Raiders do after losing the game.
PSL	Prime rib, scotch and lobster: culinary favorites of Raider Nation Tailgate partiers; also (derisively), "personal seat licenses."
Home Field	As in "home field advantage." Something the Bucs and Raiders used to their great advantage this year.
Gasparilla Festival	Quaint local custom. A combination of Mardi Gras and Halloween with pirates invading the mainland. Similar to the Raider Nation at the Oakland Coliseum during this year's playoffs.
Palm Beach	Still the only city in Florida where tourists flock to watch the voting.
Ringling Brothers	As in Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. Since the Raider Nation has been waylaid, the other circus "winters" in Sarasota, Fla., home of Clown College.
Sinkhole	A better place to put your money than last year's stock market.
Snowbirds	Florida tourists from the Great White North, mainly into golf, boating and/or the beach, bringing with them a culture all their own. Always in a rush. Not your typical locals, who love the cash but hate the congestion.
Sunsets	Invented in Tampa but widely copied throughout the world.
Sunshine Skyway	Truly spectacular feat of engineering spanning the Tampa Bay.
Super Bowl XXXVII	Billion dollar infusion to the local economies in the guise of a football game.