murder log
English
Etymology
A murder log.
From a likening of the appearance of a crocodilian waiting to ambush prey to that of a log submerged in water.
Noun
murder log (plural murder logs)
- (Internet slang, humorous) An alligator or crocodile.
- 2018 April 16, Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast), Twitter:
- They tell us the murder logs are *not* NASA employees.
- 2018 April 20, Jason Herbert, Ph.D. (@HerbertHistory), Twitter:
- Teaching in Florida is great because there are always murder logs outside your classroom. #alligator
- 2020 September 29, Liset (@Krzwyf), Twitter:
- Toss in some “murder logs” and you have the best moat ever
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:murder log.
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