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Shorthand for, “What some cherish others despise.” Used on message boards the same way as YMMV or FWIW.

This is also the original meaning of WSCOD, later taken and revised into a non-factual and unfair perjoative directed at the Embraer 145 series of jet airplanes which happens to have the best safety record in aviation history, and in the Legacy 600 and 650 versions, is quieter than most of its competitors.
“This airplane sucks!”

“WSCOD, man. I happen to like it just fine.”

or

“I can’t believe anyone likes that jerk. He’s such an ass.”

“WSCOD. His girlfriend sure likes him.”
WSCOD by Skull-1 May 1, 2019
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Whistling Shit Can of Death -- The Embraer Regional Jet and its derivates, such as the Legacy corporate jet. So-named because of the god-awful wind noise heard in the cockpit and the cabin throughout flight.
Awww, man, I had to ride on a WSCOD out of LaGuardia last night!
WSCOD by Beavis E. Butthead November 12, 2006
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NAVY slang: Whistiling Shit Can of Death.

CH-46 Sea Knight, described as such because of the whistling sound the engines make, and because the CH-46 has been prone to failures, and has killed its share of air crews.
The WSCOD suffered a trasmission failure 20 miles out from MCAS New River.
WSCOD by anonymous September 13, 2020
Early serial number Falcon 7x
The WSCOD failed us again.
WSCOD by falcon driver December 22, 2020
Mistakenly referred to as the Falcon 7x or EMB 145, is actually the Falcon 900.
There's another WSCOD. No bob, that is a 7x. The Falcon 900 over there is a WSCOD.
WSCOD by falcon driver December 22, 2020
Acronym: Willing Suspension of Disbelief.

Readers/watchers of fiction will accept unrealistic premises in a story as long as it is all self-consistent. The story should not break its own rules, and people should behave like people. "You can ask an audience to believe the impossible, but not the improbable."
C'mon, I'm OK with the cowboys riding pterodactyls and the breakdancing robots, but WSoD won't cover them walking into the cellar unarmed AGAIN.
WSoD by Frankie1969 October 18, 2011
White Screen Of Death. The white patina that forms on greenhouse walls and is very hard to remove. Caused by a combination of spraying plants with hard water, plant sap, bird poop, and insecticides. Can contribute to plant death by blocking sunlight and moisture.
John, you need to clean the glass in your tropical greenhouse a little more often, otherwise you'll get the WSOD!
WSOD by pentozali September 9, 2009
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