oracle's definitions

handbrake

1: Short for handbrake turn (if you dont know what that is you ought to be on the sunshine coach.
2: To have a wank

1: Look at chris smyth trying to do a handbrake!
2: Crofts off applying the handbrake.

by oracle March 12, 2004

bit

An unspecified short amount of time (usually less than an hour).

Can be used to indicate that events will follow a normal timescale, or otherwise be used to postpone an event for a time.

A 'bit' usually refers to the expected or average amount of time that should be taken to complete the task in question.
When postponing an event, however, a 'bit' can be considerably longer.

Eg, If you are due to visit a friend who lives a 15 minute drive away, to be round 'in a bit' could indicate that you will be there in about 1/2 hour, 15 minutes preparation to leave and 15 minutes driving.

The expression 'in a bit' is often used in Midland dialect as a farewell, similar to laters.

'A bit' should not however be confused with 'Quite a bit', which always indicates an unusually large amount of time (or something else), and is analogous to a 'while'.

"I'll be round yours in a bit"

by oracle October 27, 2006

martin short

Excellent, amazing, superb.

My new jags absolutely Martin Short

by oracle March 12, 2004

council estate

Government-built housing (US equiv.: Project).

Trevor now lives in a council estate. Told him to revise for his A-levels!

by oracle March 12, 2004

shit me

Variant of "Fuck me" (exclamation, not invitation).

Shit me, i've got to go- i've parked on double yellow

by oracle March 12, 2004

motorway

Large, dual carriageway road with special status (in UK, Ireland, Australia). International equivalents: Interstate, Autobahn, autostrada. No stopping, u-turns, etc. Maximum speed limit (in UK) 70mph/110kph. In practice the police leave you alone up to 100mph/160kph. No speed cameras are allowed on ordinary motorways (eg no roadworks, or otherwise reduced speed limits). Due to poor planning and low government spending on all transport, UK motorways are notoriously congested (the busiest stretch or road in Europe, the M6 through Birmingham, has only 3 lanes each way).

Shall we take the motorway or the a-roads?

by oracle January 31, 2005

disco piss

Weak lager beer, such as Carling, Fosters etc. Tastes like piss and drunk by the bucketload by scallies (but its only 3.5%).

Stop drinking that disco piss you scally wanker and get a proper beverage.

by oracle December 18, 2004