cupcake
v.— «Auburn’s downfall last year was it’s puny schedule. If they hadn’t cupcaked it, they may have garnered the few extra votes that kept them out of the Orange Bowl.» —“2005 Preseason USA Today Coaches Poll” by Kevin Donahue Fanblogs.com Aug. 11, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
What do you call a segment of an orange? These juicy pieces of fruit go by lots of different names, including section, wedge, and carpel. But they’re also called pegs or even pigs! The stringy parts of a banana also have a surprising name...
Jennifer, a tutor in Tallahassee, Florida, wonders what to call a segment of an orange. Among botanists, it’s a carpel. Informally, it’s a segment, slice, wedge, peg, or pig. It may be that these segments are called pigs, because all...