SUZIE COBOL
\sˈuːzi kˈə͡ʊbɒl], \sˈuːzi kˈəʊbɒl], \s_ˈuː_z_i k_ˈəʊ_b_ɒ_l]\
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/soo'zee koh'bol/ 1. (IBM, probably from Frank Zappa's "SuzyCreamcheese") A coder straight out of training school whoknows everything except the value of comments in plainEnglish. Also (fashionable among personkind wishing to avoidaccusations of sexism) "Sammy Cobol" or (in some non-IBMcircles) "Cobol Charlie".2. (proposed) Meta-name for any code grinder, analogous toJ. Random Hacker.
By Denis Howe
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