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Fire in the hole
Just out of curiosity does the phrase "fire in the hole" mean anything to any native speaker here?
I have never heard the expression but was told it was quite common so I am curious.
"Fire in the hole!" means "Take cover!", as in someone has just thrown a grenade or set off a fuse on some other kind of explosive device, and that if one does not take cover *very* soon (as in right at that very moment), one should expect to get perforated by high velocity metal or worse.
Don't watch a lot of war movies, eh, Steve? ;)
What I've heard, although I can't back it up, is that the original expression was "Fire in the hold!" -- as in a ship's hold. It was a warning shouted out if gunpowder went astray during the lighting of a cannon, and it really did mean "get the f@#$ out!" Over the years it's been adapted for other dangerous situations such as grenades in foxholes, and "hold" has gradually switched to "hole".
Why? They never do "fire in the hole". That would ruin the "money shot".
>>It's an expression used in porn.<<
The only context I myself've heard of such being used in, video-wise, is war movies...
It's more a matter of a "flaming tailpipe" over which the "money shot" acts as a coolant.
Then you might need to catch up on some extra-curricular viewing, Travis.
The phrase "fire in the hole" dates back to the use of burning fuse to initiate a controlled explosion in mining. After drilling holes in the rock and inserting the dynamite or other explosive, the fuse was lit. When the burning part of the fuse..the 'fire'..entered the drill hole, the explosion was iminent, hence the warning shout "Fire in the hole!"
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