Jim Joyced
Jim Joyce is an umpire in Major League Baseball who once made a questionable call, costing a young pitcher his perfect game. The term “jim joyced” became jargologized today, when a ref in the US vs. Slovenia world cup soccer game called back a goal due to an offsides that was so clearly not offsides. It doesn’t deserve capitalization because it’s so damn frustrating.
New Definition: A terrible call that results in a lost game, record, or otherwise noteworthy distinction in sports, politics, or life.
Usage: “Jimmy got jim joyced in little league today.”
Further reading: SI, Twitter, 12th Man Rising
