The foamy rubber tubes NBA and NCAA teams disseminate among fans in the stands under respective baskets at each end of the floor--with the expectation that beating two crazy-colored "noodles" together in cacophonous non-unison will distract a highly skilled player from making a free throw.
Idiotsticks aflail, the hometown crowd jeered then roared when the opponent's top player choked a one-plus-one.
Someone or something that bites your ankles.
To a postman, an ankle biter is often known as a dog.
To an adult, an ankle biter may be a toddler.
To hikers, an ankle biter is sometimes a tick.
And so on.