Kakeman's definitions

Deephole Snipe

A Navy engineer who routinely works down in the bowels of a ship's engine room.

A few deephole snipes came up for a smoke break on the fantail.

by Kakeman January 17, 2018

Beetle crushers

A nickname for infantry men during the Korean War.

We lost a dozen good beetle crushers in a daring attempt to take "Old Baldy" yesterday.

by Kakeman January 15, 2018

Plebe ho

An urgent, unannounced call to muster for freshmen midshipmen at the Naval Academy during basic training.

Mr. Muldoon slipped and fell coming out of his shower as scrambled to the call of a plebe ho.

by Kakeman January 15, 2018

Hickenloopered

Getting high on pot. John HIckenlooper was the Democratic Governor of Colorado when pot was legalized.

We were driving around near Boulder on Friday night, getting totally Hickenloopered.

by Kakeman July 10, 2020

San Francisco Door Stop

A large pile of human feces, usually from a homeless person, left on the sidewalk just outside the door.

Some homeless guy left a San Francisco Door Stop right outside our shop. Let's get someone to clean that up before the customers start coming in.

by Kakeman May 7, 2020

Kimchi car

A cheap used car that is traded between service members as they come and go from duty in South Korea.

I bought a kimchi car from a GI for $500 last year but can easily get $750 when I return to the States in a few weeks.

by Kakeman January 17, 2018