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.
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In fact, like so much American military slang, hurt locker (along with related hurt expressions) dates back to the Vietnam War.
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A locker room where foot ball players and cheer leaders change and shower at the same time. only done at the most progressive collages.
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Get the LaCherie mug.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
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