One of the frontrunners for Best Picture in Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony is Kathryn Bigelow's tense depiction of a U.S. bomb squad unit in Iraq, The Hurt Locker. The movie's official website says of the title, "In Iraq, it is soldier vernacular to speak of explosions as sending you to 'the hurt locker."
In fact, like so much American military slang, hurt locker (along with related hurt expressions) dates back to the Vietnam War.
By Ben Zimmer
In fact, like so much American military slang, hurt locker (along with related hurt expressions) dates back to the Vietnam War.
By Ben Zimmer
by maestross March 08, 2010
Rich-"Hey Dave we got a new pet hamster."
Dave-"Ohh yeah were is it at."
Rich-"I put it in my chocolate locker for safe keeping."
Dave-"Ewwwwwwwww!"
Dave-"Ohh yeah were is it at."
Rich-"I put it in my chocolate locker for safe keeping."
Dave-"Ewwwwwwwww!"
by JFG3 September 10, 2010
by anonymousmffff November 20, 2021
Tony loved his cock cage although his naturist friend's thought his self-locker celebacy a litle extreme.
Tina was determined to see why Matty was so happy in his self-locker status
The parson's sermon on sexual excess drove Simon to become a self-locker.
Once he'd become a self-locker Mikey knew he'd made the right lifestyle choice
Tina was determined to see why Matty was so happy in his self-locker status
The parson's sermon on sexual excess drove Simon to become a self-locker.
Once he'd become a self-locker Mikey knew he'd made the right lifestyle choice
by Townsman December 29, 2014
by Digbickscuekr June 05, 2019
The act of having arrange and position many items in a locker or other small spaces in order to get the door of said small space to close. Usually the result of disorganization
Teacher: Jimmy why are you late?
Jimmy: I'm sorry, I had to spend 20 minutes playing locker tetris
Teacher: Ah, I see. Well, go to your seat then
Jimmy: I'm sorry, I had to spend 20 minutes playing locker tetris
Teacher: Ah, I see. Well, go to your seat then
by TetrisFreak April 15, 2011
by Michael Palmer & Marie Short February 14, 2009