Big Brother Dictionary

The world of DeSales Big Brother features a lot of unique terminology and coined phrases that can be confusing to a new viewer at first without context. The **Big Brother Dictionary** is a list of these terms with definitions and examples to make someone new to Big Brother able to understand game-related conversations more easily.

## Dictionary

### A

* **alliance** - *n.* A group of people whom you pledge your allegiance to in the game; often the members give the group a name.
	+ *"Matt, Jared and Claire formed an alliance called "The Dominators" to keep each other safe."*
* **ally** - *n.* Another HouseGuest whom one trusts or shares a common goal with.
	+ *"Bob considers Lisa to be an ally, so he doesn't want to vote to evict her."*

### B

* **backdoor** - *v.* To nominate (someone) as a replacement nominee with the intention of evicting them, after purposely not nominating them at first so that they wouldn't play in the Veto competition.
	+ *"Jacob is way too potent in competitions, so the HOH Meera decided to backdoor him."*
* **bitter juror**- *n.* A member of the jury that chooses to vote based on their feelings against one of the final two, rather than on who played the stronger game.
	+ *"Stacey was rude to a lot of the jurors when they were evicted, so it's not surprise that some of the jurors are bitter."*
* **block** - *n.* The state of being nominated for eviction.
	+ *"It's never fun being on the block, because it can make you paranoid."*
* **blood (on hands)** - *n.* Perceived responsibility for someone else getting nominated or evicted.
	+ *"Autumn has taken out a lot of her enemies, but she also has a ton of blood on her hands."*

### C

* **coaster**- *n.* A HouseGuest whose strategy mostly consists of riding the coattails of stronger players, without making many strong moves themselves.
	+ *"Lily has been such a coaster; what has she done in this game?"*

### D

* **diary room**- *n.* A private room where a HouseGuest can go to speak their mind freely; clips from what is said often appear in the episodes to assist in the storytelling.
	+ *"It can be really fun venting about the craziness of the game in the diary room."*

### E

* **eviction**- *n.* The final event of a week of Big Brother, when the safe HouseGuests vote for one of the nominees to leave the house.
	+ *"Felix is nominated, and he really hopes he will survive the eviction."*

### F

* **flip the house**- *v.* To change the majority of the house’s decisions before the eviction, changing the outcome of the vote from what it originally would have been.
	+ *"Becky might think she's safe this week, but Omar and Bradley are trying to flip the house to evict her."*
* **floater**- *n.* A HouseGuest whose strategy involves being in multiple alliances at once, shifting with the power to ensure their safety with as many people as possible.
	+ *"Some of the jurors are bitter at Andy for being a floater, but others respected that he was able to outsmart them."*

### J

* **jury**- *n.* A committee of the final seven HouseGuests to be evicted, who on finale night, must ask the final two HouseGuests questions and later vote for which of the two should win the game.
	+ *"Cody and Felicia must now make their final speeches to the jury before they cast their votes for the winner."*

### P

* **pawn** - *n.* A HouseGuest who has been nominated to maximize the chance that the other nominee is evicted.
	+ *"Erin really wants Wayne to go home, so she put up his ally, Jenn, as a pawn next to him.*
* **POV** - *n.* Short for Power of Veto.
	+ *"Jack needs to win the POV to ensure his safety."*
* **Power of Veto** - *n.* A power that can be used to save one of the nominees from eviction.
	+ *"Jack needs to win the POV to ensure his safety."*
	+ **Power of Veto, Heavenly** - *n.* The special variant of the Power of Veto. Can be used to save a nominee, including the holder if applicable. If it is used, the holder can also decide to eliminate the need for a replacement nominee. (Only applicable if there are more than two nominees.)
	+ **Power of Veto, Golden** - *n.* The standard kind of Power of Veto. Can be used to save a nominee, including the holder if applicable. If it is used, the Head of Household must choose a replacement nominee.
	+ **Power of Veto, Silver** - *n.* The original version of the Power of Veto. Can be used to save a nominee, however the holder cannot use it on themself. If it is used, the Head of Household must choose a replacement nominee.
* **put up** - *v.* To nominate (someone) for eviction.
	+ *"The HOH, Kyle, couldn't decide if he wanted put up Harriet or keep her safe."*

### S

* **showmance** - *n.* A pair of HouseGuests that have become romantically involved during the season.
	+ *"Alyssa and Brad are acting really lovey-dovey; are they in a showmance?"*

### T

* **throw** - *v.* To intentionally lose (a competition).
	+ *"Gary didn't feel a need to win the Veto competition, so he decided to throw it."*