Blue Cawdrey's definitions

Snotter

UK: Semi liquid detrious found in the nasal cavity of humans and other mammals often younger ones.

Mrs Snoddgrass realised that placing Johny at the back of the class was not going to work out either when she noticed him casually picking snotters from his nose and flicking them at the back of his classmates heads.

by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004

Goalie

UK: Soccer; Goal keeper. The person who is supposed to stop the ball going into the net.

When did our bloody goalie last visit an optician...

Is the GOALIE ASLEEP.... Dohhhhh!

by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004

Truncheon massage

England: The illegal or illicit beating of prisoners or suspects by members of a police force.

The four police officers were charged with giving Rodney King a truncheon massage.

by Blue Cawdrey November 18, 2004

running on fumes

Describing a car or other form of transport that is running very low on fuel.

Also an euphimism for very tired.

1. Its lucky we found this garage, look at the fuel guage, we were running on fumes.

2. The runner finished the marathon but later said to reporters that towards the end that he was 'running on fumes'.

by Blue Cawdrey November 27, 2004

Spanner job

UK: Used to describe the fifty pence piece due to its seven sided design and its resembelence to a nut*.

*As in nut and bolt.

Customer: Barman! can I have change for the cig machine.
Barman: How much do y' need?
Customer: A couple of spanner jobs should sort it, ta!

by Blue Cawdrey November 21, 2004

shopaholich

A person perhaps with a personality disorder who goes shopping to find comfort.
Shopaholics have any number of maxed out credit cards and will sometimes buy things that they have no logical use for.
Many shopaholics eventually get into trouble for running up large debts which they are unable to pay off.

Joey: My sister went and bought four more pairs of shoes yesterday.

Jilly: But she already has about 120 pairs in her bedroom, This is more than mere retail therapy Joey, I think she may be a shopaholic.

by Blue Cawdrey November 23, 2004

Brains were dynamite

Admonishment to someone who has done something stupid or had a brain-fart.

This is what happens when you do not use your indicator, if brains were dynamite you would not have enough to blow your hat* off.

*alt. Ears

by Blue Cawdrey November 28, 2004