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crab·by /ˈkræbi/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[krab-ee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective, -bi·er, -bi·est.
Informal. grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; peevish.
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I too am in the trade, his mistaken directional patter was immediately corrected before a pilot input could have made and any pilot worth his salt has a microsecond of cautious thought before a cyclic input, I would love to meet this crabby chap as he could tell me of all the wonderful jobs he's done whilst I and a few of my equally inexperienced SAR buddies(crew average about 15years each person) could sit around gazing wistfully at our hero while donning shades to avoid the glare coming from his pompous rectum. I'm sure our Antipodean cousins are equally professional in every way regardless of their employ, and anyway who hasn't had a slip of the tongue before, flat calm or not. Off skiing for 3 weeks tomorrow so have fun y'all.
