roach

n 1: the butt of a marijuana cigarette

2: any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic

pests [syn: {cockroach}]

3: European freshwater food fish having a greenish back [syn: {Rutilus

rutilus}]

roach

A {Bell Labs} term meaning destroy, especially of a

data structure. Hardware gets {toast}ed or {fried}, software

gets roached.

[Why?]

[{Jargon File}]

(1999-02-08)