Jakeism (n.)
After EAT member Armstrong, an answer given after ringing in that is mispronounced or misstated in such a way that it is apparent the player was trying to give the correct answer but failed to, often quite miserably. Often results in a neg. One of many reasons why Jake Will Never Be Captain. Examples: "Tai Pei Rebellion," "Yaquapanawpa County," "Tractico Logicus-Philosophicus."

date (n.)
1. For Peter: A known fact.
2. For Steve: An acceptable reason for missing practice.
3. For Everyone Else: A genuine opportunity to laugh at Peter or Steve.

self-inflicted overtime (n.)
An overtime situation that occurs when the team that would otherwise win the match by 5 points neg-fives at the last possible moment, snatching a tie and possible defeat from the jaws of victory. Conceivably this situation could arise because the team that was ahead is masochistic. However, the only known recorded case occurred in an Emory vs. Berry match at the 2002 NAQT sectionals when the score was Emory 185, Berry 180. Failure to add correctly was eventually ruled the cause of this incident.

"golden age of Emory Academic Team," the (n.)
Used, sarcastically by many, to refer to the distant past, clouded in the mists of time, in EAT history when the EAT contained members such as the Ice Goddess and Tom Waters in the 1980s and early 1990s, and was legendarily hardcore.

Duke game (n.)
1. Not to be confused with a "date", this phenomenon has frequently resulted in
a) For Steve: A marginally acceptable reason for leaving practice early, provided it's against someone remotely competitive.
b) For Marcus: A national emergency that can only be remedied by dashing urgently out of practice wheezing "Oh my god! The Duke game! It's on!"
c) For Christina (and Everyone Else): See date (3). Applies to Steve and Marcus in this case.
2. (colloquial) A hotly contested and brutally lost match against any house team that is too damn good to be a house team most of the time, but whose strength waxes and wanes mysteriously.