Glossary of Darts - D

D

Daddy's bed, daddy's, daddy

See right church, wrong pew

Dairylea darts

A throw that is 'spread' around the board, named after the cheese spread Dairylea.

Devil

The triple-6, so called due to '666', and the fact that it is often hit in error when going for triple-13 or triple-10.

Deming

When the dart lands on the other side of the wire of the area aimed for. Then yelling an expletive.

Destiny bull

When it is inevitable that bull will be hit. For the whole day after whoever achieves this must be referred to as 'bull'.

Diddle for the middle

A throw of a single dart to determine who throws first in the game by means of being closer to the bullseye. Also known as a "bull-off", "middle for middle", "corking" and "out for bull".

Double

The thin outer ring of the board. In standard x01 games, a double counts for two times the number hit.

Double-bull

On dartboards configured with a bullseye consisting of two concentric circles, double-bull refers to the inner circle, which is commonly red and worth 50 points. (See also: bullseye and single-bull)

Double in

A variant of x01 in which a double is needed to start the game.

Double top

The double-20.

Double trouble

Not being able to hit the double needed to win the game.

Downstairs

The lower portion of the board, usually in reference to the 19s in a game of x01.