60+ Funny Pickleball Sayings, Puns and Team Slogans

Funny pickleball sayings are mostly built on three jokes: pickle puns ("Kind of a big dill"), the kitchen ("Stay out of my kitchen"), and the dink ("Dink responsibly"). Below are 60+ of the best ones, sorted by type, so you can grab a caption for your photos, a line for the group chat or a slogan for your team shirts.

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Funny pickleball sayings: the classic pickle puns

The name practically writes the jokes. These are the sayings you will hear most at any court:

• Kind of a big dill.
• Dill with it.
• In a pickle? Grab a paddle.
• Pickle me this.
• Kinda dill-icious on the court.
• Let's get dill-ightfully competitive.
• No big dill, just a loss.
• I'm kind of a big dill at the rec center.
• This is how I roll: pickled.
• Brine time is game time.
• Life's a pickle, then you dink.
• Sweet, sour and a little salty after that last game.

Kitchen jokes every player gets

The non-volley zone is called the kitchen, which opens the door to endless cooking jokes:

• Stay out of my kitchen.
• I only go in the kitchen to dink.
• My kitchen, my rules.
• Kitchen's closed, come back next point.
• I don't cook, I dink.
• Get out of the kitchen if you can't take the heat.
• Chef of the kitchen line.
• Foot fault? Not in my kitchen.
• The kitchen is where the magic happens.
• Serving up dinks, hold the volleys.

Dink and shot sayings

Dinks, lobs, drops and the occasional erne inspire their own one-liners:

• Dink responsibly.
• Just dink about it.
• Dink, dink, dink, drive.
• I'm not old, I'm a soft-game specialist.
• Lob you long time.
• Drop shot? More like drop it in the net.
• Will dink for snacks.
• Third shot drop, first-class excuse.
• It was in. I'm 80% sure.
• That was a let. Probably.

Pickleball sayings about addiction and lifestyle

For the players who are on the court five days a week:

• Will drop everything for pickleball.
• Pickleball is my therapy.
• Paddle up, worries down.
• Sorry I'm late, I was playing pickleball. Sorry I'm early, same reason.
• Eat, sleep, dink, repeat.
• Weekend forecast: 100% chance of pickleball.
• I'd rather be dinking.
• My retirement plan: pickleball.
• Just one more game. (Said six games ago.)
• Out of office, on the court.
• I paused my game to be here.

Team slogans and captions for photos

Short lines work best on the back of a jersey or under a team photo:

• Dink Squad.
• The Big Dills.
• Kitchen Crew.
• Here to dink, not to think.
• Serve, sweat, repeat.
• Partners in brine.
• We came, we saw, we dinked.
• Paddle battle ready.
• Friends who dink together, stick together.
• Out-dinked but never out-pickled.

Need a full team name? See our list of pickleball team names.

Keep the jokes friendly

Trash talk is part of the fun, but USA Pickleball's sportsmanship guide reminds players to "treat all players, officials, volunteers, staff, and spectators with courtesy and respect" and to "never use foul language or obscene gestures. Never denigrate another person" (USA Pickleball Sportsmanship Guide). Joke about pickles and your own shots, not your opponents.

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FAQ

What are some funny pickleball sayings?

Popular ones include "Kind of a big dill," "Stay out of my kitchen," "Dink responsibly" and "Partners in brine."

What is a good pickleball joke?

Why did the pickleball player stay out of the kitchen? Because they couldn't handle the dink.

What are some catchy pickleball phrases for shirts?

Short phrases read best on a shirt: "Dink Squad," "Eat, sleep, dink, repeat" or "Will drop everything for pickleball."

What are funny terms used in pickleball?

"Kitchen" for the non-volley zone, "dink" for a soft shot and "pickled" for losing a game without scoring are favorites.