The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
Fortrash
/for'trash/, n.
Hackerism for the FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator) language, referring to its
primitive design, gross and irregular syntax, limited control constructs,
and slippery, exception-filled semantics.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
Fortrash
/for'trash/ Hackerism for the Fortran
language, referring to its primitive design, gross and
irregular syntax, limited control constructs, and
slippery, exception-filled semantics.
[Jargon File]
(1994-10-26)