golf

n. a game played on a large grass course where you hit a small ball into 9 or 18 holes using long metal sticks called clubs.

n. an outdoor game in which a small hard ball is struck with various clubs into a series of small holes in the ground, the object being to use the fewest possible strokes.

“My grandfather spends every Saturday morning playing golf with his friends at the local club.”

“The professional golf circuit requires players to maintain intense focus over four days of competition, often in unpredictable weather conditions.”

n. the word used for the letter 'G' when speaking over the radio to avoid mistakes.

n. the standard code word for the letter G in the NATO phonetic alphabet, used to ensure clarity in voice communication.

“The pilot confirmed the tail number as Alpha Bravo Golf.”

“To prevent any ambiguity during the emergency broadcast, the operator spelled out the coordinates using the phonetic alphabet, starting with Golf.”

Technical

v. to write computer code using as few characters as possible.

v. to reduce the character count of a source code file to the absolute minimum, typically as a competitive exercise.

“The programmers tried to golf their solutions to see who could write the shortest script.”

“While golfing a script can be a fun intellectual challenge, the resulting code is often nearly impossible for other developers to read or maintain.”

Slang · Technical