box office
n.— «
Box Office: Formerly known as the Cockpit. Renamed by Female Pilots.
» —“USAF Slang” by maddog2840 in Las Vegas, Nevada F-16.net June 21, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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