Blue Cawdrey's definitions

Makeover

A current trend in television programs where people are told that they do not match the cultural norm either in the way they look or dress. Using special effects, advanced computer manipulation and spray painting techniques the person is then given the illusion that they look like a film star or can afford to buy top line designer clothes while bringing up two small children on a part time job serving fries.

While showing the person 'before' is common. The post 'make over' victim is not often seen.

She thought the television makeover would change her life, but the next day on looking in the mirror she noticed that her acne, goofy teeth and the huge wart on her nose had somehow mysteriously re-appeared.

by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004

Gutter shag

Tobacco reclaimed from discarded cigarete butts.

The bag lady shuffled along looking for butt ends to top up her tin of gutter shag

by Blue Cawdrey November 19, 2004

good for moral it lowers it

UK: Heard in military training camps when explaining to lower ranks why a difficult or unpleasnt task has to be carried out.

Recruit: ...but Sarge, why do we have to crawl through that muddy ditch?

Sergeant: Because its good for moral son, IT LOWERS IT!

by Blue Cawdrey November 28, 2004

Fart in a Gale

No possible chance: Similar in meaning to Snowball in hell

He has about as much chance of scoring that goal as a fart in a gale.

by Blue Cawdrey November 19, 2004

Barrack room lawyer

1) UK: A member of the British army that knows every paragraph, clause and sub clause of the Kings or Queens regulations, a book regulating discipline in the British forces.

2) A person that can get out of trouble by a thourogh knowlege of the rules.

Squady 1: Private Houdini's been charged with insubordination, do you think he will be found guilty?

Squady 2: Nah! He will get away with it again by quoting Queens regulations, he is a true barrack room lawyer.

by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004

dead as a doornail

Goes way past brain death, if your are dead as a doornail prepare to become a 'hotel for worms'.
Dodos perhaps are the only creatures with a similar lack of animation; see dead as the dodo.

On the morticians slab both Qusay and Uday were laid out cold, both dead as a doornail, they looked so peacfull that it made me really happy to see them lying there.

by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004

squady

Low ranking member of the British army, equivilent to the American word grunt.

Lock up your daughters, the squaddies are in town tognight!

by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004