“Abbreviation: Long word with, ironically, no obvious shorter alternative.” Mike Barfield There is a great scene in the 1988 movie Cocktail, which depicts a fresh-faced Tom Cruise in the weeds getting reamed by drink order after drink order for stuff like Cuba Libres. He’s searching in his little book for Cuba Libre and realizes it a flush – why didn’t you just call it a Rum & Coke? We have an esoteric language in the F&B industry, what with FOH, BOH, MOD’s or even the more metaphorical stuff like working behind the stick, a bartender’s handshake, dusties, dancing and monkey butt.