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.

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Noun

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.