Bravo and Sierra are two of the military's words used to prevent misunderstandings in radio transmission. They stand for the letters B and S in the same way that Alpha means A and X-Ray means X.
Using "I call bravo sierra" is a more articulate and less crude way of saying "I call bullshit". It also can be a coded way of letting your friends know what you think while keeping the clueless out of the circle.
The phrase has been popularized by the XM Satellite radio team of Opie & Anthony.
Herbert: "I graduated Princeton with a 4.0 cumulative average."
Jimmy: "Did ya? I call bravo sierra."
Phonetic speaking of the letters SB, used to mean Shitbag. Spoken often in the presence of shitbags so that said shitbags do not realize that they are being called out.
Commonly used in the military, e.g. Navy, to refer to those who lack the ability to show any discipline, bearing, character, honor, care, or commitment to the fact that they themselves are a member of the Armed Forces.
1. That Sierra Bravo hasn't cared to iron his uniform since boot camp.
2. Our LPO is always pissed at this division because of all these Sierra Bravo's in it.
A Shackteau is a humble, weather-beaten, structurally questionable shelter located in a spectacular or highly coveted place—Wales, Jackson Hole, Sun Valley, Crested Butte, coastal Maine, the Alps—where the building itself may be worth almost nothing, but the dirt, view, access, and mythology make it absurdly valuable.
In use:
Shackteâu - We thought it was an abandoned shed until the realtor called it a rare alpine Shackteâu with unobstructed views and listed it for $2 million.