Caver Terms and Phrases

[L Roebuck]

A few Caver Terms seem to be creeping into the Speleopoliticians Terms thread so here is a new thread just for caving terms.

Have fun & Enjoy! ;D

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[L Roebuck]

These are commonly known but the first that came to mind.

BNC - Big-Name Caver

LKC - Little Known Caver

Newby - new to the caving community

BFBF - Big F****** Bon Fire

TAG - Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia

[Azurerana]

The only caver terms I've put in the Speleopolitician thread are those caver terms which have lost their original meaning when they are spoken by Speleopoliticans...
Azurerana

[L Roebuck]

That's fine Azurerana. Yes, you posted some funny SP terms that no one had thought of yet. Oh well...what the hey! Some terms and phrases also seem that they could fit here. Guess some have Double meanings, eah? ;D

[L Roebuck]

Cave Boomer - the expulsion of nasty noxious gases by someone on the cave trip.

Lie Out - to refrain from a particular cave or survey trip.

Sigogglin - term to describe something that is unusually crooked; like cave passage.

Lilac - a caver who -ever so slightly- embellishes a cave or passage description to entice you to go on the trip.