Basketball Jargon

noun a mischievous or deceitful person

• The tennis match ended in a tie with a score of deuce.
• We were neck and neck in the card game until we reached deuce.
• I can't believe we're still at deuce in this ping pong match.
• The negotiations reached a deuce as both parties refused to budge.

noun the act of dunking, especially in basketball when a player scores by putting the ball directly into the hoop with one or both hands

verb to dip or submerge something into a liquid

• The chef demonstrated the proper technique for dunking the cookies in the milk.
• I love dunking my donuts in my coffee in the morning.
• She was caught dunking her fries in the milkshake, which some people find weird.
• Dunking on your opponents in a debate is not the best way to win an argument.