red worm

n : terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;

often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as

bait by anglers [syn: {earthworm}, {angleworm}, {fishworm},

{fishing worm}, {wiggler}, {nightwalker}, {nightcrawler},

{dew worm}]

red wire

(IBM) Patch wires installed by programmers who have no

business mucking with the hardware. It is said that the only

thing more dangerous than a hardware guy with a code patch is

a {softy} with a soldering iron.

Compare {blue wire}, {yellow wire}, {purple wire}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1994-12-23)