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What does 'put a rocket up' mean in that headline?
by sparrish 2y ago
What does 'put a rocket up' mean in that headline?
- ianburrell 2y agoWiktionary has UK slang definition of rocket of "A severe reprimand; a telling-off." I found quotes for "put a rocket up" that suggest it is UK slang. And pretty common since BBC has article for "How women students put a rocket up Cambridge".
- tocs3 2y agoSort of "Poke with a stick". Some contractors are filing leans against SpaceX assets in hopes of getting money owed.
- nozzlegear 2y agoI assumed it meant "put a rocket up their ass", a clever SpaceX-themed play on the phrase "put a boot up/in their ass".