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murder log

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Etymology

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A murder log.

From a likening of the appearance of a crocodilian waiting to ambush prey to that of a log submerged in water.

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Noun

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murder log (plural murder logs)

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) An alligator or crocodile.
    • 2018 April 16, Dan Broadbent (@aSciEnthusiast), Twitter[1]:
      They tell us the murder logs are *not* NASA employees.
    • 2018 April 20, Jason Herbert, Ph.D. (@HerbertHistory), Twitter[2]:
      Teaching in Florida is great because there are always murder logs outside your classroom. #alligator
    • 2020 September 29, Liset (@Krzwyf), Twitter[3]:
      Toss in some “murder logs” and you have the best moat ever
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:murder log.