Your Jargon

[Keroin]

I was looking up some military jargon today and, as I was reading, I realized that there’s a lot of jargon that me and Lance and some of our friends use that is a regular part of our vocabulary. Some of it comes from our various jobs and hobbies, (stunts, fishing, resort management, etc), and some of it just came out of our crazy craniums.

I figured I’d share some of the Keroin lexicon with you and ask if you have some jargon of your own.

Do you have any slang words or phrases that you commonly use? If so, what are they and what do they mean?


Keroin Slang:

Textbook: Perfect in every way. Ex: “It was a textbook day on the water.”

Monkey’s wedding: Something that is a confusing mess. Similar to a clusterfuck. Ex: “What a monkey’s wedding that renovation job was.”

Larry: A loser, moron, complete twit.

Brain bucket: Helmet.

Waivers: What you get put on when you mess up. Ex: “You forgot my chocolate? You’re on waivers.”

Pink Slip: To get rid of someone, specifically a romantic partner. Ex: “Pink slip that Larry.”

Slunt: My made-up word. Pretty self-explanatory.

Church it up: To make something better or dress it up to look more impressive. Ex: “Just write the basic content that you want to have on your home page and then Keroin will church it up for you.”

Cutting grass: Attempting to outdo someone at something they’re good at. Ex: “Are you trying to cut my grass?”

Wendy: A wuss. Ex: “Don’t be such a Wendy.”

Wally: Something or someone really big/important. Originally from fishing slang but it can mean anything. Ex: (when referring to a big client) “Wally is going to pay some bills for us this month.”

What’s worth what: A question you ask when facing a decision. In other words, what is most important to you? Ex: “I could have taken a regular job with a pension and a dependable paycheque but what’s worth what? I like the freedom to take time off when I want.”

It is what it is: The situation isn’t going to change so make the best of it and quit whining.

Cowboy up: Similar to the above except it implies that the person has to do something difficult or dangerous.

Get in there, it’ll be good: A favourite expression of a stunt coordinator friend of mine. Basically, you’re capable of doing what you have to do, so just fucking do it.

Miller: A person who messes up. Can be combined with “waivers”. Ex: “You forgot my chocolate?! You’re on waivers, miller.”

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

I want to see all these used in one paragraph.

 

[MisterSir]

I use "textbook" rather a lot in the same manner, but it's a not-uncommon British word to use. Erm, to canonise something has become shorthand for "this totally happened, you can't prove otherwise" and it's normally used as a joke, but on occasion friends have effectively rewritten portions of their sexual history. My best mate, for instance, completely disavows the existence of two of his exes (not out of shallow reasons, but because those relationships were poisonous and this has helped him move on).

 

[shamegirl]

LOL! SLUNT! What a great word!

 

[sb2009]

I know we have tons of them, but of course I can't think of any.
Whenever one of us drops/breaks/etc something the other will "That's why we don't have nice things!" (in a joking way, chill out)

If someone is talking about something and are paranoid or tin-foil hattis, we call them "Deb" becuase his mother is so wierd like that.

 

[graceanne]

Cookies.

 

[the captians wench]

I know I have a ton, and then I get the special factor of having a ton of Irish slang floating in my head. When that slips out I get tons of weird looks.

Ex: I've picked up using "grand" rather frequantly. "Yeah, the weather's grand here" and people here think I'm fucking mental! (oops, there's another) I mean nuts!

 

[Keroin]

I want to see all these used in one paragraph.

*Please note I do not condone bike riding without a helmet! I also added yet another bit of Keroin jargon, see if you can spot it

An otherwise textbook day turned into a monkey’s wedding when my Larry of a boyfriend forgot to bring his brain bucket for our big bike ride. I put the miller on waivers. I’d pink slip him but what’s worth what? I mean, he’s Wally in all the right places, after all. He was ready to cowboy up but then Jim’s new girl, stupid slunt that she is, starts whining about the danger of riding without a head sled and that gets Jim all fired up, too. He’s such a Wendy around her. Truth is, though, he doesn’t give a shit about safety, he’s all “it is what it is” when it comes to anything but biking. He just doesn’t want my guy cutting his grass. I tell Larry, to forget them and get in there, it’ll be good. Then I lean in and whisper, “Make sure to church it up a bit on the jumps,” because I know that’ll make Jim go apeshit.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Round here we use "Roger" to refer to the alpha-type, self-involved rich young business dude asshole. "A Roger in a Lexus cut me off on the freeway today."

Being a cowboy/cowgirl: being very brave about something. "I'm sure he was a cowboy about getting those stitches in his head."

This is probably familiar to some, but we're in a college town so the term "sorostitute" gets thrown around a lot. It's pretty self-explanatory.

 

[DeepGreenEyes]

*Please note I do not condone bike riding without a helmet! I also added yet another bit of Keroin jargon, see if you can spot it

An otherwise textbook day turned into a monkey’s wedding when my Larry of a boyfriend forgot to bring his brain bucket for our big bike ride. I put the miller on waivers. I’d pink slip him but what’s worth what? I mean, he’s Wally in all the right places, after all. He was ready to cowboy up but then Jim’s new girl, stupid slunt that she is, starts whining about the danger of riding without a head sled and that gets Jim all fired up, too. He’s such a Wendy around her. Truth is, though, he doesn’t give a shit about safety, he’s all “it is what it is” when it comes to anything but biking. He just doesn’t want my guy cutting his grass. I tell Larry, to forget them and get in there, it’ll be good. Then I lean in and whisper, “Make sure to church it up a bit on the jumps,” because I know that’ll make Jim go apeshit.

BRAVO!! *tosses roses*

 

[Keroin]

Round here we use "Roger" to refer to the alpha-type, self-involved rich young business dude asshole. "A Roger in a Lexus cut me off on the freeway today."

Being a cowboy/cowgirl: being very brave about something. "I'm sure he was a cowboy about getting those stitches in his head."

This is probably familiar to some, but we're in a college town so the term "sorostitute" gets thrown around a lot. It's pretty self-explanatory.

Sorostitute? That's awesome!

BRAVO!! *tosses roses*

*bows*

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Glad you like it. There's a lot of slang around to help townies cope with the students: Frat rats, Muffies, Malibu Barbies, and so on.

I think I invented the term "BiffTad" for the typical fraternity dude-ster. He's generally in a car his parents bought for him and is absolutely sure he's God's gift to the world.

 

[BiBunny]

Kitty and I are sorostitutes!

 

[Keroin]

If someone is talking about something and are paranoid or tin-foil hattis, we call them "Deb" becuase his mother is so wierd like that.

Several of our words come from people who we've come to associate with a certain behavior or personality type. "Larry" was a guest we had at a resort we managed. He was just a basket case from day one and we counted the minutes until he left. I can't honestly recall all the moronic things he did but I do recall that every single night Lance reminded him that he had to put the boat motor down before starting it and every single morning we'd hear "BRAAAA RAPPAAPPAPAPA!!!!" as he started the boat with the motor in the air. Sigh.

Glad you like it. There's a lot of slang around to help townies cope with the students: Frat rats, Muffies, Malibu Barbies, and so on.

I think I invented the term "BiffTad" for the typical fraternity dude-ster. He's generally in a car his parents bought for him and is absolutely sure he's God's gift to the world.

I like BiffTad, too. Very evocative!

Kitty and I are sorostitutes!

Could be worse. You could be Larrys.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Kitty and I are sorostitutes!

Heh.

Somehow I can't picture that, at least not in the conventional meaning we have around here.

You have more than two brain cells to rub together, for one thing. And if I asked you what your biggest issue was, you probably wouldn't say "o-m-g, like, SHOES, y'know?"

This year they all have really tall hair, and they're wearing these little short dresses straight out of the 60's Twiggy era.

 

[graceanne]

I thought of one of ours, outside of cookies.

'CPR sex': It's when you're sober and your SO is WASTED drunk. We call it CPR sex cause it starts with mouth to mouth.

 

[Keroin]

I thought of one of ours, outside of cookies.

'CPR sex': It's when you're sober and your SO is WASTED drunk. We call it CPR sex cause it starts with mouth to mouth.

LOL.




My jargon sometimes gets me into trouble. “Monster”, in my world, refers to a large fish of any species. One day, when I was living in the Bahamas, I was walking down a dock, with a group of small children, when I noticed a school of very large mullet snappers swimming below. “Wow! Look at those monsters!” I exclaimed, whereupon one of the smallest boys panicked and began to cry. His mother had to explain to him that Keroin didn’t mean ‘real’ monsters, that she just had a funny way of talking, lol. Poor little guy, I felt awful.

 

[graceanne]

LOL.




My jargon sometimes gets me into trouble. “Monster”, in my world, refers to a large fish of any species. One day, when I was living in the Bahamas, I was walking down a dock, with a group of small children, when I noticed a school of very large mullet snappers swimming below. “Wow! Look at those monsters!” I exclaimed, whereupon one of the smallest boys panicked and began to cry. His mother had to explain to him that Keroin didn’t mean ‘real’ monsters, that she just had a funny way of talking, lol. Poor little guy, I felt awful.

We call our fish 'the piggies'. Cause they always act like they're STARVING.

 

[Homburg]

Goodness, I could probably post six pages of jargon my friends and I use. We're RPG'ers though, and the culture is very jargon-friendly.

I can't tell you how many times I've had to stop a conversation to explain some bit of language to a bewildered MIS.

 

[rosco rathbone]

We call our fish 'the piggies'. Cause they always act like they're STARVING.

"The swimmies"

 

[subish2009]

Goodness, I could probably post six pages of jargon my friends and I use. We're RPG'ers though, and the culture is very jargon-friendly.

I can't tell you how many times I've had to stop a conversation to explain some bit of language to a bewildered MIS.

Yeah, I'm constantly asking my husband to translate when he talks about work...network engineer. Anybody who's way into computers, whether professionally or recreationally, tends to use a lot of jargon, I think.

I call chapstick (lip balm) "lippy." That's an OLD one from high school that i just can't shake. It's funny Keroin mentioned "Larry" because my husband, his brother, and his wife, and I all use that word with exactly the same meaning, for very similar reasons: based on my father-in-law's behavior and his middle name. I know we have more...I'll keep thinking.

 

[Keroin]

More...

Roach: bad, disgusting, poor quality or messy - usually referring to vehicles, boats or places of habitation . Originally used by Lance and buddies, to describe certain boats, waaaaay back when they were fishing guides. Ex: "I'd never buy a Bayrunner, they're total roaches."

Smokin' hog: blowjob. Ex: "She smokes a mean hog."

Watch TV: A cue for others to turn away while you pee. Can be used while camping, hiking, boating, anywhere that the surroundings don't allow for privacy. Ex: (while on a boat) "Hey, everyone watch TV on the port side."

 

[Keroin]

Goodness, I could probably post six pages of jargon my friends and I use. We're RPG'ers though, and the culture is very jargon-friendly.

I can't tell you how many times I've had to stop a conversation to explain some bit of language to a bewildered MIS.

Oh come one, share a few! Share, share, share, share...*crowd starts chanting*

I call chapstick (lip balm) "lippy." That's an OLD one from high school that i just can't shake. It's funny Keroin mentioned "Larry" because my husband, his brother, and his wife, and I all use that word with exactly the same meaning, for very similar reasons: based on my father-in-law's behavior and his middle name. I know we have more...I'll keep thinking.

Interesting. I wonder if there's something scientific behind the Larry name? Hm.

 

[Netzach]

I can't think of anything especially clever at the moment, but cock knob is a satisfying exclamation we favor for people being idiots in traffic. It's usually reserved for that context.
"Tim" is our Larry, which is a little confusing when you know a handful of Tims who are not Tims.

 

[Cattypuss]

I know I've got lots. Can't think of them right now. They'll come to me.

Only one I can think of right now is a favourite expletive - "ARSEWEEVILS!!". I last uttered it on arriving at the supermarket after a 6-mile drive in slow-moving traffic - and realising I'd left my money and cards at home.