Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Slang word of the day: hurt locker

Today's slang word of the day is hurt locker. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

hurt locker

noun

  • a metaphorical bad place one goes to after/while experiencing defeat, injury, distress, etc. Military slang.
    The San Francisco Chronicle reported in 1991 on the Stanford basketball team's lack of success. The coach complained: "If we go 0-2 this week, we're definitely in the hurt locker".

    -- "What's a "hurt locker"?", BBC News Magazine, 8 March 2010

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

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