asbestos adj.
[common] Used as a modifier to anything intended to protect
one from flames; also in other highly
flame-suggestive usages. See, for
example, asbestos
longjohns and asbestos cork award.
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asbestos cork award n.
Once, long ago at MIT, there was a flamer so consistently obnoxious that another
hacker designed, had made, and distributed posters announcing
that said flamer had been nominated for the `asbestos cork
award'. (Any reader in doubt as to the intended application of
the cork should consult the etymology under flame.) Since then, it is agreed that only a
select few have risen to the heights of bombast required to earn
this dubious dignity -- but there is no agreement on
which few.
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asbestos longjohns n.
Notional garments donned by Usenet posters just before emitting a remark
they expect will elicit flamage.
This is the most common of the asbestos coinages. Also `asbestos underwear',
`asbestos overcoat', etc.