boat anchor

a heavy and useless object, especially a usless computer

If you buy that one, all you will get is a boat anchor.

by Light Joker February 27, 2005

boat anchor

One who exhibits or demonstrates a complete absence of intelligence or usefulness, and who would probably be best utilized by being dropped to the bottom of some body of water to hold a boat in place.

That guy that works in Marketing is a complete boat anchor.

by Joseph Mamma September 26, 2003

boat anchor

1. Any large electronic device that has become outdated, and thus is much larger and heavier than modern versions. A small (usually handheld) such device is called a brick.

2. In ham radio, a piece of radio equipment meeting the criteria in definition 1.

1. That stereo is a total boat anchor!

2. I went to a hamfest last weekend and bought a boat anchor from the 1970's.

by Artation January 4, 2009

Boat Anchor

A large, heavy piece of obsolete technology, usually a computer system or computer server, that has served its useful life and cannot be re-used in any cost-effective way. In other words, junk.

My company just upgraded their data center. You interested in any of these old IBM boat anchors?

by Securix October 26, 2013

boat anchor

Engine in a Commodore; Especialy a VB and VC including the V8; lump of shit!

by Anonymous October 1, 2003

boat anchor

a horrendously fat or slow person. can be used as a joke.

holy crap dude, what a BOAT anchor!

when a skinny girl you know walks by:
(loudly) hey man, make some room for this BOAT ANCHOR!

by yokken November 7, 2007

Boat Anchor

A guy who will go down on any girl.

Mike: My friends call me the boat anchor because I will go down on anyone.

Stripper: That is disgusting!

My friend is a boat anchor, he will go down on anyone.

by Darron Avid April 20, 2014