Entries in the Category United Kingdom
Associated with or special to the United Kingdom or British, English, Irish, Welsh, or Scots people, places, or things. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
Associated with or special to the United Kingdom or British, English, Irish, Welsh, or Scots people, places, or things. You can also see citations assigned to this category.
flying fox n. a hand-grip or riding car suspended by pulley from a cable along which one can roll above the ground; a zip line. (posted Jun. 6, 2004) [full entry…]
frogspawn n. jocularly, tapioca or similar starchy pudding. (posted Aug. 5, 2005) [full entry…]
GUBU adj. grotesque, unbelievable, bizarre, unprecedented; (hence) disreputable or scandalous. (posted Nov. 19, 2004) [full entry…]
handbags at ten paces n. a verbal spat, usually between athletes on the field of play. (posted Jun. 28, 2004) [full entry…]
hoofball n. football (U.S.: soccer) played with a focus on long kicks (rather than on dribbling and passing). (posted May. 29, 2006) [full entry…]
interview without coffee n. a formal disciplinary meeting or official reprimand; a dressing-down. (posted Jan. 25, 2005) [full entry…]
John Wayne contract n. an unspecific medical work agreement obligating a doctor to treat any patient and any health problem. (posted Feb. 1, 2007) [full entry…]
jointery n. command shared between two or more branches of military; (hence) military command shared between two or more nations. (posted Oct. 27, 2004) [full entry…]
lose the dressing room v. of a sports team manager or coach, to not have the respect of the players. (posted Aug. 20, 2004) [full entry…]
lung-opener n. a sporting event which begins a series of contests or a season. (posted Jul. 19, 2004) [full entry…]
monging n. being under the influence of depressants or other drugs (especially for recreational use); idling, relaxing, or vegetating (especially due to drugs or alcohol or their after-effects); vegging out, chilling out, or chillaxing. Also, monged out, adj., feeling dulled, sluggish, or drugged. (posted Nov. 28, 2005) [full entry…]
noofter n. a homosexual. (posted Aug. 4, 2004) [full entry…]
pap v. (of paparazzi or a press photographer) to take a photograph (of someone or something). (posted Jul. 17, 2007) [full entry…]
pixie v. to practice sabotage as an expression of environmental politics. (posted May. 16, 2006) [full entry…]
plastax n. a per-unit fee levied on the use of plastic bags. (posted Jul. 19, 2005) [full entry…]
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- gas-sipper n. (6/29)
- nuke the fridge v. phr. (6/29)
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- run one’s pockets v. phr. (6/29)
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- cross-shopping n. (6/29)
- weird stacking n. (6/29)
- block busting n. (6/27)
- beek n. (6/27)
- sweatbox n. (6/26)
- bump-out n. (6/26)
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