bitterspice's definitions

break

In competitive forensics, to break is to advance past preliminary rounds to elimination rounds.

Eliz: Hey, did you break to quarterfinals in debate?
Mike: No, Ash and I dropped in octafinals.

by bitterspice June 5, 2005

pick up

In competitive forensics, to pick up means to win a round.

Dharshan: I heard you won the last round?
Ben: Yeah, I picked up.

by bitterspice June 5, 2005

spread

In competitive forensics, to spread is to speak very quickly, esp. in debate rounds.

Jeff: Could you understand what that debater was saying?
Diana: No, he was spreading too quickly.

by bitterspice June 5, 2005

drop

In competitive forensics, to drop means to lose a round, esp. in elimination rounds.

Irma: Did you win that last round?
JJ: No, I dropped.

by bitterspice June 5, 2005

picket fencing

In competitive forensics, to picket fence is to recieve only scores of 1 (the highest score) in all speech rounds.

Sarah: How did you do at the Jack Howe tournament?
David: I picket fenced it!

by bitterspice June 5, 2005