beer attachment disorder n.— «He’s not, as they say “the sharpest tool in the shed.” He has what I call, Beer Attachment Disorder (BAD), characterized by his pathological need to have a can of beer glued to at least one of his...
frankenbite n.— «Frankenbite…An edited reality show snippet, most often found in contestant testimonials, that splices together several disparate strands of an interview, or even multiple interviews, into a single clip. A...
horse blanket n.— «This tool is planned to replace the current cumbersome manual Horse-blanket, 5 year, “canned” and other ad-hoc reports currently manually developed using normal operating system commercial software...
bastard n. a (large) tool with a rough side or edge used for smoothing or shaping. Editorial Note: A curiosity of the LOTJ editing process is that the first citation listed for it came before the second: somewhere, the definition was expanded but...
jackass v.— «Jackass, jackassing—to move by manpower a tool ordinarily machine-powered. Manpower in general.» —“Machinists” by R. Pecheur, machinist, 147 Grand St.; Fearing Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39...
son of a bitch n.— «Son-of-a-bitch. A very popular tool similar to a bobbing tool. When other tools fail this one succeeds.» —“Boiler Shop” in Wisc. Lexicon of Trade Jargon , 1938-39. (source: Double-Tongued...