April 29, 2009

Antarctic Slang

I have posted a few things about Antarctica. Had the great pleasure to visit there as a tourist back when my parents did a lot of traveling (we went on the little red Explorer that sank a few years ago). The website Cool Antarctica maintains a wonderful lexicon of slang. A few examples:
Beaker - A scientist, if said scientist is unwanted or unpopular, the term jafa, may be used - Just Another F..... Academic.

Fingy - The pronunciation of F.N.G.. A derogatory term of uncertain origin for the F... New Guy (or Girl).

Three-hundred-club - To belong, you need to go through 300 degrees Fahrenheit, this is achieved by rolling naked outside in a chilly Antarctic temperature and then going inside to hit the sauna.
Posted by DaveH at April 29, 2009 9:15 PM