ASBESTOS CORK AWARD


Meaning of ASBESTOS CORK AWARD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ n. ]

Once, long ago at MIT, there was a flamer so consistently obnoxious that another hacker designed, had made, and distributed posters announcing that said flamer had been nominated for the `asbestos cork award'. (Any reader in doubt as to the intended application of the cork should consult the etymology under flame .) Since then, it is agreed that only a select few have risen to the heights of bombast required to earn this dubious dignity -- but there is no agreement on which few.

Jargon File English vocabulary.      Английский словарь жаргона.