SCUD

Archery expression for an arrow which flies high and wide of the mark, missing the target entirely. First coined by an American Naval Officer and archer in connection to the Soviet-made missle when he observed an unsuccessful Soviet demonstration of the missle. The weapon missed its target by a considerable margin. The gentleman remarked What a scud! The press was present and printed the word and it has been associated with the missle ever since. Example: The scud is a aptly named weapon as it is notoriously inaccurate.