AKACroatalin's definitions

Get Ahold Of

This is an American expression which can be used in a number of ways:
1 To obtain an item, by purchase, borrowing or other means;
2 To initiate contact or communicate with a person or persons or an organisation;
3 To understand or appreciate an idea, concept or theory;

The British use the expression get hold of in a similar way.

1 “Can you get ahold of any 2 inch 10 brass screws?”
2 “That cunt Malcolm’s gone off somewhere, I can’t get ahold of him.”
3 “His ideas are so abstruse they’re difficult to get ahold of.”

by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016

Gwenders

Old Cornish slang for the dreadful pins and needles feeling you get in your fingers in cold weather, typically if you’ve been playing in the snow making a snowman.

Jack an’ me ‘ave been out in that snow storm; now us both ‘ave gwenders.

by AKACroatalin December 30, 2016

BBA

British Army slang acronym from around the time of World War 2 and stands for balls, bum and armpits. This referred to the areas washed when time is of the essence or water in short supply. It is somewhat similar to an airplane bath but less thorough than HF-AGBA. It was extremely common during the 1950s when National Service in the armed forces was compulsory in Britain for males between the ages of 17 and 21.

Right! A quick BBA then I’m chasin’ pavement fairies

by AKACroatalin March 14, 2019

Doggo

It’s an informal adverb principally meaning in concealment or out of sight. It is usually used in the phrase lie doggo meaning to hide and keep quiet, but can also be used on its own to mean “keep quiet about something” or “don’t tell anyone”.

That’s illegal here, keep it doggo.

by AKACroatalin October 23, 2016

Gowk

Gowk (pronounced ɡaʊk) is a noun with a number of meanings. It is sometimes used to mean a cuckoo or an awkward, clumsy or stupid person. Apparently the word goes back to ancient German and could mean a bastard, simpleton, or fool, which gives its commonest usage namely an awkward or foolish person. There is also a third totally distinct meaning; in Geordie dialect it means an apple core.

“You passed your kid off as his? You fucking gowk!”

by AKACroatalin January 3, 2017

Maybelline

Septic firm based in New York producing over-priced slap for slappers.

Maybe she’s born with it (a face like a dog’s arse with a hat on), maybe it’s Maybelline.

by AKACroatalin August 8, 2015

Pargeting

This is slang for applying large quantities of make-up to the face or body. It derives from the verb ‘pargeting’ which is to apply a decorative, waterproof plaster to a wall. The finished plaster is also known as pargeting and can be in a variety of colours. So if a woman is piling stuff on her face, eyebrows, eyes, lips, eyelashes or face, she is pargeting.

“Look at that silly moo piling gunk on her face!”
“Yeah, she does so much pargeting she keeps Maybelline in business by herself’”

by AKACroatalin March 20, 2019