Λεξικό σπηλαιολογικής αργκώ (Αγγλικά)

Λεξικό σπηλαιολογικής αργκώ (Αγγλικά)

Σχόλιο: παρατίθεται απόσπασμα, το πλήρες βρίσκεται στη διεύθυνση:

http://www.umsl.edu/~joellaws/ozark_caving/caveslng.htm

Α.

Air Rappel - an accidental fall down a pit.

Armchair caver - one who talks about caving more than going
underground.
Mode
version is the 'virtual' caver.

Β.

Bang - explosives.

Birth canal - that passage which reminds you of some certain part
of the female anatomy.

Brain Bucket - helmet.

C.

Carbide Assist -refers to "encouragement" of a caver (esp. slow
cavers) in a crawlway by a close following carbide caver.

Cardboard Caver - a caver who tu
s around at the first sign of
wetness - so that his/her layers don't delaminate.

Chemical Persuasion - explosives.

D.

Donkey Dick - (1) a length of knotted inner-tube used for
carrying carbide in caves. (2) A strap used for carrying tackle
sacks so they hang out of the way below your feet while on
rappel. Also known as a "Dangle" in the US.

E.

Eardip - water passage that gets so low that you must drag one
ear on the ceiling, while the other dips below the water.

E-Caving - one who experiences caving electronically. Usually via a computer,
E-Mail, the Inte
et, BBSs, etc.

Entrance Fever - when a caver is anxious to get out of the cave.

H.

Hydrothermia - hypothermia from being submerged in water, or from
hanging on rope in a waterfall.

I.

Instant Cave - explosives.

L.

Lipping - puckering ones lips into severely low airspace between
water and ceiling. Frequently referred to a "MASUing" from the
acronym Minimal AirSpace Utilization, invented by cave divers to
conceal the fact that they weren't actually diving at the time...

M.

Minion - anyone (usually hypothermic) conned into being a model
or holding flash guns on a photographic trip.

N.

Nerd Caver - a flashlight spelunker wearing low top tennis shoes
and carrying a can of spray paint.

Nerd Gate - natural, but over-comeable barrier in a cave passage
preventing wimps from going any further into a cave.

R.

Rock Solvent – explosives.

S.

Screaming Yellow Zonkers - diarrhea.

Spelunk - (1) The sound made by a caver hitting the bottom of a
pit. See Air Rappel(2) The sound made by a caver walking
through water 1 to 1.5 feet deep.

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