In a recent post my wording/phrasing was called out. Construction workers speak a different language apparently. Well Professor Raider is hear to help. Following is a list of some construction site slang. Test your knowledge and see what you know. I will post the answers later on. Feel free to add to the list if you know some other ones.

1. Ironhead

2. Dirt Wrench

3. Drag up

4. Chimes of Ignorance

5. Sparky

6. Wood Butcher

7. Boiler God

8. White Hat

9. Gas Axe

10. Fire Wrench

11. Bam Bam

12. Metal Knocker

13. Millwrong

14. Dog Leg

15. Bone Pile

16. No Dog

17. Electricians Multi Tool

18. Electricians Hammer

19. Mud Wrench

20. Molten Metal Mechanic

21. Triple Nickle

22. Skillet Head

23. Pipe Fighter

24. Boiler *****

25. Turd Herder

26. Up and Down Wrench

27. Sparkfitter

28. Smurf Kiss

I'm done I'm tired of typing my list now.

Every career, business or job has it's own jargon.  My main business was scrap ferrous and non ferrous metals, plastics, paper and precious metals.  Material handling equipment, transportation (trucks as well as logistics) is an important component too.  I doubt anyone not associated with metals would care what " bushling" means or why some steel items are exactly the same but have a different value.  Quick explanation, it's size, the smaller the more it's worth(except turnings), get more weight in a truck reducing the trucking cost per ton.

 

Construction site terms, not the foggiest idea.

I've worked in wood, metal, and plastics. Each had their own lingo for almost everything. I was always confused mixing up all the terms

I used to be a Termite for JE Dunn before I got tired of the layoffs and started my own company. One thing I miss is the Roach Coaches.

Worst part about it, it's different from region to region. I learned that when I was running a retail development in Midlothian, VA and then went to Flanders, NJ and finally in Stroudsburg, PA.

Worst part about it, it's different from region to region. I learned that when I was running a retail development in Midlothian, VA and then went to Flanders, NJ and finally in Stroudsburg, PA.

I've heard ironworkers refered to as "skillet heads" pretty much the whole country over. Its mainly just subtle differences in my experiences.

This should cover all those listed but the pipefitters

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"Blue top" and "Bumpy face" come to mind.  How about "Log Cabin", "Tuff Willy", "Tiger Woods" and "Last 2 dollars"

 

Likes for the first person to get all 6!  LOL

 

Jeff