108 silly ways to say ‘throw a football’
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Announcers looking to liven things up dip into the lexicon in many different ways.
- Toss the rock
- Arm punt
- Air it out
- Take a shot
- Playing pitch and catch
- Let that baby fly
- Spin the magic bean [watch SportsCenter, we swear]
- Wing/bomb/chuck/rifle/rocket/zip/laser/etc. it
- Chuck it around
- Let it rip
- Fit it in there
Ones your dad might use when watching the ballgame on the recliner
Some are punny. Some are unhappy! Some are weirdly sexual. All are corny, and you wish he’d just call a spade a spade.
- JUST THROW. THE DAMN. BALL.
- Toss the ol’ pigskin around
- Chuck the duck
- Fling the pill
- The ol’ long-distance handoff
- Sling the rock
- Wing the pig
- GET RID OF IT! GET RID OF IIIIIIIIT!
- Whistle the missile
- Make that kitty purr
- Grip it and rip it
- Shoot the moon
- Pray it away
- Burn the rubber
- The Great Deflation (your dad hasn’t forgotten about Tom Brady’s suspension)
- JUST RUN. THE DAMN. BALL.
Ways to describe the ball as a swine byproduct and/or food
Pigskin is a euphemism for the type of leather. The funny thing? Footballs are more commonly made of cow leather.
- Release the cracklins
- Propel the pork
- Spin the spud
- Bomb the bean
- Pitch the peanut
- Sling the ‘skin
- Whip the biscuit
- Fire the porker
- Spin the ‘skin
- Flick the pickle
- Pitch the pig
- Pitch the Skittle
- Let the pig fly
- Toss the turkey
- Toss the hog
- Toss the squash
- Chuck the ham
- Lob the hog
- Zip the turnip
- Blast the cashew
- Pop the pepper
- Zap the ham
- Beam the bean
- Mail the melon
- Deliver the liver
- Chuck the ham
- Blast the burrito
- Launch the avocado
- Bloom the onion
- Fire the swine
- Feather the leather
- Roast the beef
- Catapult the chicharrón
- Laser the tater
- Huck the hoagie
- Hurl the hog
- Spiralize the ham
- Float the tater
- Slide the hide
- Spin the lemon
- Torpedo the burrito
- Slow-cook your own shoulder
- Heave the engorged pig bladder
- Make great-aunt Eileen’s pie
- Send Captain Porker to Flavortown
Ones you’d shout while playing 500
- 500!
This got out of hand
- Kobe!
- Bortles!
- Athlete!
- Get the bag, flip it, and tumble it
- Vomit the comet
- Arm barfing
- Throwing Private Ryan
- Launch the escape pod
- Deploy the blue shell
- Force-project the ball across the galaxy
- Toss away the Coldplay album
- Upload directly to YouTube
- Send the frisbee back into old Mr. Weatherbee’s yard
- Flip Stitchface straight to Hell
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