Sunday, July 9, 2023

Nautical Terms, Indy Pop Bands, and Microbrews

Third in a series of unexpected installments to repurpose archaic terms for the names of Indy Pop Bands or Micro Brew Beers. This time naval terms from the Naval Terms and Definitions by Commander C.C. Soul, U.S.N. (Second Edition, 1926), previously reviewed in an earlier blog. 

Jibber the Kibber*

Runner and Tackle

Spanish Burton

Double Bottoms

Eyebolt

Monkey Gaff

Man Ropes

Preventer (mistyped and misheard as Perverter and Prefer Her)

Rose Lashing

Tanner Blish Machine

Against the Sun

Parbuckle

Squilgee

Eye-Splice

Shaft and Alley

Snorter

Ice Blink

Recognition Signal

Keep her so

Heave 'round  

*the only term not to come out of Naval Terms and Definitions

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