suck rubber
v. phr.— «I could not back up wearing a combat device to another member who has put rounds down range or sucked rubber after a Scud attack.» —“Letters: Gold standard?” by Joseph W. May Jr. in Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii Air Force Times (52) May 3, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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