Sky Hook Edit Meaning

1.

Among soldiers in the 1970s, there was no such thing as a sky hook. It was a fictional item used to send rookies on a wild goose chase.

"Private, go over to Charlie Battery and ask them if they can lend yo ua sky hook."

See hook, army, soldiers, trick, rookies, prank

2.

1) In construction work, it is one of the initiation rites of passage given to all new apprentice workers, and thought to be very funny by senior workers in on the gag.

see also - rock stretcher, 68 volkswagen water pump, double pump conchitchilator with a two stage cadisafossil

The foreman just sent that new guy out to get the sky hooks, he'll be right back.

See cunninglinguist

3.

A sky hook is a fictional apparatus, the retrieval of which is demanded of newbie grocery store clerks as a kind of lighthearted hazing ritual. Often combined with bucket of steam.

Billy, go grab a sky hook and a bucket of steam and get started on those windows!

See hazing, grocery, clerk, ritual, window, cleaning

4.

very large helicopter with large lifting capacity, much the same as the American Chinook.

this sky hook lifted that army tank right out of the battle.

See helicopter, chinook, skyhook, anything goes

5.

The act of lobbing an object in an awkward fashion (i.e an egg out of a sunroof whilst in a car) so as to hit your target, but gain plenty more props than a generic free throw.

Oh my god! I can't believe you hit that hooker with your sky hook surprise!

See egg, surprise, throw, lob, awkward, goddamn