Jon C. Hopwood's definitions

Big Bird Cage

Function: noun
(military slang) An aircraft carrier (a warship with a flight deck on which airplanes can be launched and landed).

"I was lucky during 'Nam," the Marine veteran told me. "For the duration of my tour, I pulled sea duty on the Big Bird Cage."

by Jon C. Hopwood March 5, 2006

Richard Dreyfus Special

Noun. (Hollywood slang): An article of clothing made from elasticized fabric that encirclies the body at the waist effecting the compression of the abdomen for the purpose of making the wearer seem slimmer; a girdle.

See also: corset

Nick Nolte told Rolling Stone that when he made "Cannery Row" he was so overweight he was forced to wear a 'Richard Dreyfus Special' during filming.

by Jon C. Hopwood March 15, 2006