Unofficial Diving Dictionary

[Mo2vation]

Wetty - Wetsuit divers

H2NO - Any dive > 3 of the day (including the much anticipated night dive) to most any Wetty.




I could go on and on. A search on "Dork" in the SoCal thread may yield one or two...


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Ken

 

[Teamcasa]

Signalman (n): A diver that swims primarily by hand normally in a upright position.
See Semaphore

Semaphore (v): An incomprehensible method of communication done by wildly waving your arms.
See Signalman

Dave

 

[grassyknoll]

LDS / n. A commercial establishment with people that are just friendly enough to make you feel a little guilty when you buy all your stuff on-line.
*Okay, that one's not nice-support your lds!

Henderson's Theory / n. Theorem that correlates the speed and ease of donning one's kit is directly related to how long it will take to get into the water or reach the dive site. i.e. on days that you slip into your suit and everything goes right on, you will invariably wait as the boats crew searches in vain for the mooring. Likewise, if you are having any difficulties at all with your kit, the dive site will be only 2 minutes away. (note, shore divers will effected by their dive buddies in a similar manner, if you are ready in record time, buddy will have forgotten to lock the car, misplaced an item back up at the staging area etc...).

 

[ClayJar]

Sherman (n): A diver who marches through the sea. [From "Sherman's march to the sea."]

Osprey (n): A diver characterized by swimming primarily in a semi-upright position just above the bottom, thereby creating a characteristic silt-cloud trail. [From V-22 Osprey]

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Flounders(n.) New divers that thrash around on the surface, trying desperately to descend.

 

[grassyknoll]

Flounders(n.) New divers that thrash around on the surface, trying desperately to descend.

There must then be a name for their counterpart, the underweighted new diver who struggles to hold his safety stop without "corking" to the surface....

 

[Teamcasa]

There must then be a name for their counterpart, the underweighted new diver who struggles to hold his safety stop without "corking" to the surface....

Bobber (n): Underweight diver failing to hold at the safety stop.

Dave

 

[Fish_Whisperer]

Galloons (Rhymes with "Balloons" and is the synthesis of "Balloons" and "Goons.")

Nice one, Bob! LOL

 

[ScubaMilo]

Albatross(or gooney bird)- Describes the very graceful diver who upon exit can no longer stay upright. sometimes found on boat decks sometimes in the surf zone.

 

[grassyknoll]

Bipedanemone / n. Diver often found clinging to reefs in current, will also pull themselves along any surface even in light current; not to be confused with the Bottomtrawler.

Bottomtrawler / n. Diver whose' unsecured gear rakes the reef. Usually will be found to have a 20lb-4 gauge console and will be wielding it like a drunken Norseman with a mace.