tHe gLoB

noun  ·  /ðə ɡlɑːb/

Definition

1. A tight end who's a dime a dozen in fantasy football; one who averages around three catches and 40 yards per game and whose only shot at double-digit fantasy points is catching a touchdown.
2. A modest, albeit dependable, allotment of offensive labor bestowed upon a peripheral gridiron gladiator (most commonly a tight end of secondary rank or an obscure third-string pass-catcher).
3. A meager feast of athletic fortune, typically comprising a small handful of intended passes, three or four completions, and a sum of yards not exceeding two score (40).
4. A low-tier tight end averaging around four targets, two catches, and 30-ish yards per game, whom a desperate manager starts strictly in the hope that they luck into a touchdown.
5. informal The tight end equivalent of a paper clip.

Examples in a sentence

“Are you looking for a warm body who may or may not catch a touchdown?!”

16th-century usage

“Hark! The starting tight end hath broken his ankle-bone. Fetch forth young Master Higbee from the bench, for the hour is upon us… nay, ’tis Globberin’ Time.”

Etymology

Derived from the Middle English globboxing (to swallow greedily) and the Anglo-Saxon glop (a slurry or muddled mass).