either a marble made out of agate or a glass marble that looks like it's agate. A glass or imitation aggie is also called an immie.

A marble made of marble. Alley is short for alabaster.

Dropping your shooter on the target marble.

Lifting your knuckle from the ground while shooting.

Playing for keeps. You get to keep all the marbles you win.

To put one knuckle of your shooting hand in contact with the ground. Most players put the knuckle of their index finger on the ground. You position your shooter in the crook of the index finger and fl [..]

A way of choosing who shoots first. Players roll their marbles toward a line in the dirt (the lag line). Whoever gets closest without going over gets to shoot first.

The target marbles in a game. Another name is Kimmies.

All marbles are returned to owner after the game.

The winner keeps all the marbles after the game ("winner keeps, loser weeps").