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Machinist Slang

I have started a glossary of machinist slang on this page. I don't have it in alphabetical order I just add them as I think of them.

Please use the form at the bottom of this page to submit your favorite slang word and definition to this glossary.

But please keep it clean. We try to be a family orientated site.

Glossary

I killed it:: term used to say I have made a mistake on this part, the part is scrap

It's dead: term us to say a part has been scraped because of a mistake in machining process

Cat Track's: gouges made by a end mill when part comes out of the vise by mistake and the cutter walks across the part.

Winker Dink: a very small nick made by accidentally bumping your cutter into the part causing a small nick in the part

Dust it off: to take a very small amount of material, term used mostly in Surface Grinding

I Screwed the Pooch : the machined feature is non compliant. same as I killed it Visitor Submitted

Dead Nuts : feature machined to exact dimension no tolerance was used

On The Money : same as Dead Nuts

Cartoon : a drawing or blue print

Slick'um : a lubricant, oil, grease etc. " I need some slick'um on my tap" Visitor Submitted

Skin-Cut: Taking just the bare minimum of material for surface cleaning or flatness. Visitor Submitted

*Visitor Submitted*
You can drive a truck through there:	plenty of clearance or tolerance
Scrappy Picasso:	Apprentice who really likes Dykem and scraps everything they touch
Number Dead:	did too much math that day and cant do anymore
just kiss it:	same as halo or dust it off
Oinker:	same as winker dink
Beethoven:	person who likes air hose a little too much
Picasso:	person who likes dykem a little too much
Halo:	Same as dust it off