MAC-Gyver's definitions

smoke

A military slang term for artillery. To 'bring smoke' = order an artillery strike. 'Chief of Smoke' = senior sergeant in an artillery unit.

The FO read the coordinates carefully into the radio's handset. Bringing smoke was a difficult job; one wrong syllable and a shell could land among the friendlies.

by MAC-Gyver May 27, 2003

hedge

Cockney slang for the border of something.

""E's gawn orf the 'hedge of the roof!"

by MAC-Gyver May 27, 2003

Skeezer

1) A slang term for woman with low morals and poor hygene. Derived from 'Skeezy', a variant of the word 'Skeevy', meaning filthy or stained with fecal matter, urine and/or semen.
2) A low-class prostitute; one who is diseased, ugly, prematurely aged and/or worn-out from hard work and rough trade.
3) An immoral woman with no pride; one who engages in humiliating and degrading sexual acts for little or no gratitude or reward.

1) "Man that skeezer smells pretty ripe."
2) "20 bucks!? For THAT? Man, for that kind of money you could buy four skeezers like her and still feel cheated!"
3) That skeezer did WHAT? With WHAT sports team? And she KNEW they were filming her? Man, if they have any compassion at all they should at least buy her dinner afterwards...or offer to hose her down before the next tour group came by..."

by MAC-Gyver May 27, 2003

white-pants

A derogatory term for an underage girl. Derived from the white cotton underpants worn by girls too young to buy their own lingerie.

"Man, avoid that Tiffany chick. She may look old enough but she's nothing but a white-pants jailbait DT punchcard.

by MAC-Gyver May 27, 2003

Ray-Ban Bandit

1) American military slang for adolescent hit-and-run thieves in occupied countries who grab anything not well-secured or well-guarded. The most common item stolen are soldier's sunglasses (like Ray-Bans and Gargoyles, thus the term.
By extension, the term is also used for adolescent refugees and beggars.

"The locals have a trick where they leave a string of Ray-Ban Bandits by the convoy routes to beg for food or steal anything that falls off the trucks. Then they beat the poor starving bastards and take the stuff away from them so they can sell it on the black market..."

by MAC-Gyver May 27, 2003

raccoon tan

A slang term for the pale parts of a person's face left by sunglasses, goggles or facemasks when the person has been sunburned or tanned by being out in the direct sun for long periods of time. So-called from the person's facial resemblance to the black 'mask' pattern of a raccoon.

After climbing to the top of the mesa, Jan took off his glasses to clean them and was puzzled by Jane and Louis' howls of laughter. Although his face was burnt a deep brown by their day-long trek in the desert, his pallid eye-sockets underneath revealed a nasty raccoon tan.

by MAC-Gyver May 27, 2003

punchcard

A promiscuous person who has many sexual partners. Refers to a pass (most commonly used on commuter trains, subways and amusement parks) with ovals printed on it that indicate the number of times it can be used before a new ticket needs to be bought. Every time it is used, the ticket taker uses a paper punch to cut a hole in the ticket. Indicates that the person is like the paper ticket: cheap, good for a ride, used in all holes, considered disposable by the user, and discarded after it's all used up and worthless.

1) "Lyle is here? That punchcard better stay away from my boyfriend!"
2) Everyone at the party slept with Joan, giving her the unenviable reputation of being a punchcard.

by MAC-Gyver May 27, 2003