[Ads-l] snarge

[Martin Schneider]

'Snarge' reminds me a bit of 'frass,' which is exterminator lingo for
undifferentiated insect organic matter. In the movie Sideways, the vineyard
where Giamatti has his epic meltdown is named 'Frass Canyon' as an inside
joke. The director, Alexander Payne, had once worked as an exterminator or
something, he draws attention to the name on the DVD commentary.

On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM Jonathan Lighter <
00001aad181a2549-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:

> AI:
>
> >Snarge is aviation slang for the biological remains, such as tissue,
> blood, and feathers, that are left behind on an airplane after a bird
> collides with or is ingested by it. ...The term is a portmanteau of the
> words "snot" and "garbage".<
>
> 2009 _Post-Standard_ (Syracuse, N.Y) (Jan. 25) A-14 [Newspapers.com]:
> Arriving mostly in sealed plastic bags, these included birds' feet,
> whole feathers or tiny bits of down, and pulverized bird guts,known as
> snarge....And if feathers don't [identify the species] the snarge goes
> to the DNA section.
>
> JL
>
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