Reference to “Turbo-Encabulator product description – Pseudo-Engineering technobabble.
Mao’s Dollarama
Any retailer of cheap Chinesium garbage. From Mao Zedong, Chinese communist revolutionary, and Dollarama, a Canadian dollar store chain. Also: Chinada.
Makin’ Chips
A term for machining, sarcastically implying chips are the goal. Comes from the cutting off of metal chips in machining. [Non-AvE word.]
Lil’ Screwy
The name AvE gave his “100 ton screw press. See also: μ-Screwy.
Little Chickadee
AvE’s daughter. Abbreviated to chickadee. (Also: chicken)
Let the [Magic] Smoke Out
Physical failure of a part, usually a circuit component. Comes from the tongue-in-cheek explanation that all electronic chips run on magic smoke trapped inside — and naturally when you see any magic smoke escape, the chip is dead. [Non-AvE word.]
Kilobuck
1. $1000. Kilo being the SI prefix for 00.
Kick at the Can
A testing or trial period.
Keener
A person who is who is extremely eager, zealous, or enthusiastic. [Non-AvE word, Canadian slang]
Juicy Jizzer
A liquid pump, esp. for machining coolant.