EGYPTIAN BRACKETS
\ɪd͡ʒˈɪpʃən bɹˈakɪts], \ɪdʒˈɪpʃən bɹˈakɪts], \ɪ_dʒ_ˈɪ_p_ʃ_ə_n b_ɹ_ˈa_k_ɪ_t_s]\
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A humourous term for K&R indent style,referring to the "one hand up in front, one down behind" posewhich popular culture inexplicably associates with Egypt.[Dodgy Coder(http://www.dodgycoder.net/2011/11/yoda-conditions-pokemon-exception.html)].
By Denis Howe
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.