interview without coffee
n.— «A definite Commandant’s “IWOC’ (as we used to say in the Regulars…an ‘Interview without Coffee’) and serious disciplinary sanction. (Demotion? Transfer?)» —“Re: What Would You Do?” by Phil Mc Carty Usenet: alt.military.army-cadet Jan. 27, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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