Spare Pin

In bowling, when you knock down 9 pins on your first throw and there is only one pin left, that is the "spare pin"

I can get a spare but I have to knock down the spare pin.

by k-ped April 10, 2021

Spare Tire

A game of Commander played with a 5th person, usually among friends, so no one's left out.

Everyone actually showed up. Guess we'll run a Spare Tire then.

by FanOfWalls June 26, 2024

Gypsy Spare

Has to do with bowling. When bowling and you miss every pin on the first try and on your second bowl of the frame you hit every pin and get a spare, thus getting a gypsy spare. Named after gypsy waterford the most famous gypsy of them all.

Ahhh must be nice gypsy, you got a gypsy spare i remember when I did that.

by Atmosphere503 June 6, 2011

spare pair

Noun. The underwear you carry in case you have need of it.

Synonym: second pair

When I hit the town I always slip a spare pair in my clutch in case it turns into an all-nighter.

Cheeki is the best spare pair out there, because it's sealed and won't get dirty in the bottom of my bag.

by CiaoCiaoCiao December 12, 2013

spare tyre

Another term for a fifth wheel.

The only single person in a group of 5 where there are 2 couples.

“I feel so bad for Nicky, he was spare tyre to Alex and Javira and Terese and Anthony”

by minky gonks January 7, 2022

strike-spare

1) Both a strike and a spare in one frame
2) When in bowling, your first ball is a gutter and your second ball knocks down all of the pins.

Tom covered up his gutter ball with a strike-spare.

by ProBowler77 March 4, 2019

Gutter spare

In bowling: when the ball goes into the gutter on the first roll of the frame, but then knocks down all pins on the second try.

Your strikes are backward! You’ll never improve your score if you keep throwing gutter spares back to back!

by AXEWAVE_ April 30, 2022