A North Carolina pediatrician is this week’s contestant for an animal-themed version of our slang quiz. He tries to figure out the meaning of dead cat bounce and pigeon pair. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Pigeon Pair...
bounce v.— «A vice principal at a school had problems with her P.C. I said (in geek slang) “Well, let me go bounce your box for you.”* She said that was a nice offer but wasn’t I married? *geek slang for “reboot your PC...
bounce box n.— «We couldn’t stay too long though; we needed to do shopping for the next section and fill a resupply box for Tuolome and ship this out and do all our stuff with our bounce box. it was kind of a rush because shopping needed...
bounce box n.— «They communicate in hikerspeak. A “bounce box” is a stash of supplies hikers mail to themselves from one supply stop to the next.» —“Long, winding road ahead for local hikers” by Elizabeth...