oracle's definitions

bus racing

Outdoor game in London, or any other congested city. Players must race against a bus on foot. Very easy in the West End, much more difficult in suburbs. Very similar to bus pontoon.

"The tube was on strike again so I spent the day bus racing"

by oracle September 6, 2004

trap

To leave suddenly or without announcement, flee. Useful as hurried exclamation to others.

Situations in which you would trap:
1: Looking out of a window and seeing an aircraft heading towards you.
2: Arriving at a party to find that it is full of geezers all wearing stripy shirts and trying to pull to only bird present.

1: "TRAP!!!!"
2: "Think im gonna trap soon"

by oracle August 19, 2004

london box

Inner London motorway system planned in the 1970s but never built (hence the horrendous jams today). Term can be used for any worthwhile government project that never materialises, such as the often touted "Birmingham underground" system.

The government will never build an underground system in Birmingham. It will be just like the London Box. Maybe there was a deal in the 1960s that Birmingham will get reasonable roads and London will get reasonable trains.

by oracle January 31, 2005

lichfield

Shithole. Like the inside of George Bush's head (theres fuck all there).

We've been robbed! This lounge looks like Lichfield!!

by oracle December 17, 2004

ANPR

Automatic Number Plate Recognition.
CCTV cameras used in the UK (and elsewhere) used to log road vehicle movements by reading the vehicle number plates using OCR technology.
ANPR is used to enforce the London congestion charge, in SPECS speed cameras, and from March 2006, all road vehicle movements on main roads in the UK (along with petrol stations, supermarkets and Motorway service areas) will be logged by the police for unspecified purposes.

"Watch out, ANPR up ahead"

by oracle February 27, 2006

hamster it

To crash or lose control of a vehicle at very high speed.
From Richard Hammond (also known as 'hamster') of BBC Top Gear, who in 2006 crashed a jet car at around 300mph.

"160mph? Careful you don't hamster it, son"

by oracle October 7, 2006

klub extreme

An extremely bad club in Golders Green, London. About the size of my living room, and filled with tossers with moustakis.

Someone: "Let's go to klub extreme!"
Me: "Let's not."

by oracle April 4, 2006