Jesus nut

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The nut that holds the main rotor to the mast of some helicopters. slang
  2. A single point of failure with catastrophic consequences. figuratively,slang

词形变化

Jesus nuts plural

词源

Possibly from the Vietnam War. From the notion that, given its critical function, if the nut were to fail, the only thing left to do would be to "pray to Jesus".
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