bullet sponge
n.— «Marines -> Bullet Sponges.» —“Re: Interservice derogatory nicknames” by Steve Sample Usenet: alt.folklore.military May 25, 1994. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
yowie suit n. a shaggy camouflage coverall or clothing outfit, also known as a ghillie suit. Editorial Note: Occasionally just yowie, especially in attributive uses. Here’s a good picture of a yowie suit. Etymological Note: The suit is said to...
kickflick n.— «Watching an alien that is speaking English through the universal translator ought to be like watching a dubbed Asian kickflick.» —“Re: Computers, Hollywood Styl” Usenet: alt.folklore.computers Dec. 30, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued...
Hanukkah bush n. a small tree decorated by some (secular) Jews at the time of the Jewish holiday Hanukkah, in imitation of the Yule or Christmas tree. Editorial Note: Alexander Tille in 1892 wrote in the article “German Christmas and the Christmas...
dirt Navy
n.— «I’m in the brown “dirt” Navy and don’t alway’s follow on the “fleet speach.”» —“Re: Gays in Uniform” by CeeJay Usenet: alt.folklore.military Oct. 28, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
gap out v.— «I’ve gone back and there is no way to get to that other road from the road that I was on. So, it wasn’t really that I just gapped out and was down the street past my exit. I was actually on another road parallel to the one I was on. I...