Faultliner's definitions

Hostler

A driver who moves or parks trailers, usually in a freight company’s yard. They use a truck specially designed for that purpose.

“Have the hostler move that trailer that some rookie dropped, blocking other trailers.”

by Faultliner June 15, 2025

Land bag

Your landlord, usually an old woman, who enters your apartment without notice because she owns the place. She’s a cheap old lady who likes to stick her nose in your business. She’s will, and has, used your towels to wipe up a leak unrelated to your apartment.

“Here comes the land bag to collect the rent.”

by Faultliner May 26, 2025

Relationship leverage

Relationship leverage describes the balance of power between partners. It’s about the dominant role in relationships. The one who has the last word most of the time. This balance can shift for a number of reasons. Illness, or unemployment for example can change the balance of power between partners.

“She’s so hot, she has relationship leverage.”

“He has relationship leverage, he’s dominant and controlling.”

by Faultliner May 26, 2025

unclaimed baggage

Unclaimed Baggage is about issues that are unresolved, problems with denial or not taking responsibility for negative behavior. As in someone who brings their personal baggage into a relationship.

“Sure she’s hot but she comes with too much unclaimed baggage”

by Faultliner January 19, 2023

Skillet Face

A Freightliner Cabover truck tractor. They are called that because of the flat front with a grill pattern over the radiator. Due to rising fuel prices cabover trucks are becoming rare, almost obsolete due to poor aerodynamics.

"That rookie is driving an old skillet face."

by Faultliner November 11, 2022

manipubater

Someone who uses their sexuality to get what they want, not necessarily engaging in sexual activity. Leading someone on, giving the impression that eventually doing what they want will lead to sex, so that they have fappy fodder as they fantasize about being rewarded.

She was a total manipubater, he gave her money and all he got was a boner.

by Faultliner June 13, 2019

con gear

Short for converter gear. A set of wheels, dolly or a bogie, that connects and supports two semi trailers (three in some states) as doubles or triples. The word people commonly use to describe big rigs, semi, actually means semi trailer. A semi trailer is supported by it's back wheels, with a truck tractor (the technical for a truck cab) a full trailer is supported by its own wheels, front and rear, being towed or connected to a truck cab. People misuse the word semi, thinking it describes a tractor trailer when in fact the semi is only a detachable cargo carrier, not connected to the power unit/tractor. That's why its called a semi trailer. A full trailer only needs to be pulled behind a vehicle, it supports itself. With two semi trailers they need a set of wheels between them, an axle for the back trailer. A con gear is an independent set of wheels, when detached, interchangeable if it needs repairs. A con gear can weigh as much as a car and sometimes needs to be moved or positioned by the driver.

To connect a set of doubles the driver needs a con gear.

by Faultliner June 13, 2019