Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. A cocktail shooter consisting of 3 distinct layers of coffee liqueur, Baileys and Grand Marnier.
Etymologies
- Named for Boeing's B-52 Stratofortress, a bomber aircraft used in the Vietnam War (Wiktionary)
Examples
“* Bouffant hairdos are also known as B-52’s in the South The rock group the B-52’s took this hairdo in vain.”
“American English has seen everything from the blow job and the sex on the beach to the B-52 and nuclear iced tea.”
“An Air Force B-52 flew overhead about 3 p.m. as the remains of Tech.”
The Washington Post: Remains of WWII bomber buried at Arlington
“The B-52 bomber, which first took to the skies in 1952, was the subject of hand-wringing about its age as far back as the 1960s, when Gen. Curtis LeMay, the legendary, cigar-chomping Air Force chief of staff, told Congress the plane was "going to fall apart on us before we can get a replacement for it.”
The Wall Street Journal: 'Geriatric' U.S. Arsenal Needs Expensive Face-Lift
“Designed to drop nuclear weapons on the Soviet Union, the B-52 has been upgraded to carry precision bombs, making it useful in the 21st century.”
The Wall Street Journal: 'Geriatric' U.S. Arsenal Needs Expensive Face-Lift
“And cruise missiles cost a lot more than the B-52.”
“The B-52 is a fifty year old plane designed for dropping the hammer on enemies after their air defenses have been destroyed. daveNYC Says:”
“My weak Google-fu says that the B-52 can carry 70,000 pounds of fun, and the B-2 only 60,000.”
“I believe the B1B actually has a greater conventional bomb load capability than the B-52.”
“Well the B-52 Stratofortress is still a darn good carpet-bomber.”
Lists
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(Medical) Marijuana Strains
Names of various "medicinal" Cannabis strains, harvested from various sources.
grape ape, grape wreck, trainwreck, black domina, sweet wreck, cal-p, jack herer, purple princess, northern lights #5, amnesia haze, c5 haze, cambodian haze and 685 more...
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hernesheir This medicinal cannabis strain is a.k.a. B52. Jan 15, 2010