Alligator Arm Edit Meaning

1.

In American football, a would-be pass-receiver's arm extended timidly, less than full length, because he senses a tackler bearing down on him and is not whole-heartedly eager to catch the ball. Usually plural.

"He's open, it's there.... Oh! Off his fingertips, incomplete. He had alligator arms on that one."

See football, receiver, fear

2.

usually plural, anyone who never offers to pick up a tab or buy a drink

Don't expect billy to buy a round, his alligator arms don't reach his wallet.

See cheap, stingy, tight, sleazy

3.

In American football, a would-be pass-receiver's arm extended timidly because he is afraid that if he catches the ball he will be tackled extremely hard. Usually plural.

"He's open, it's there.... Oh! Off his fingertips, incomplete. He had alligator arms on that one."

See football, fear, tackle, catch

4.

(verb) To shoot in a weak, goofy style without extending the arm; to short-arm.

(noun) A person's arm that tends to shoot in the above fashion.

This term comes from the weak, short arms of the alligator. This is the reason alligators are generally not good beirut players.

UNC really blew that game against Duke when McCants alligator armed that buzzer shot and it fell five feet short.

See Nick D