marcata's definitions

cba

Can't Be Arsed. Unwilling to expend energy on the task in hand. May be used more generally in reference to the state of mind where nothing at all seems remotely worth doing.

"Yeah, it's due tomorrow morning, but I've got the cba."

by marcata August 10, 2003

four to the floor

Especially common in techno, an unaccented 4/4 time pattern in which each beat is marked with a heavy kick drum. This is desperately boring at normal volume but at club levels takes over your entire body. Usually sourced from a Roland 909.

"Driving round town in his Corsa, playing four to the floor German house."

by marcata August 14, 2003

Fu Manchu

1. Chinese crimelord created by Sax Rohmer. Once as popular and widely-used as Dracula, and the template for Ming the Merciless, comics villain the Mandarin and countless others. Now considered highly politically incorrect.

2. Style of facial hair. Long, thin, drooping moustache sometimes accompanied by a wanky little goatee. Looks distinguished on older Oriental gentlemen, elsewhere is a crime against decency.

"That's the thing about the fu manchu. On Fu Manchu is looks cool. On you... less so."

by marcata August 13, 2003

heaving

1. Vomiting, or being within seconds of doing so.

2. Of a place, uncomfortably busy.

"The dancefloor was heaving, but some guy started heaving and a space opened up."

by marcata August 13, 2003