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Definitions by pauly coconuts

Rose Cottage 

The euphemisms “Rose Cottage” and “Rainbow's End” are sometimes used in British hospitals to enable discussions about death in front of patients. The name Rose Cottage was adopted so that announcements concerning the morgue can be made over the tannoy without upsetting anyone
Tannoy announcer: "Can a hospital porter please go to bed 10 on Ward B. Cyril Jarvis needs to be taken to Rose Cottage, thank you."
Rose Cottage by pauly coconuts September 5, 2020

Arctic monkey 

Humans descended from apes that gradually spread from Africa via the Mediterranean and Eurasia to the Arctic circle
Bev: “It’s Baltic out there tonight, pet. Wish I owned a coat.” Janet: “Fook off - we’re Arctic monkeys.”
Arctic monkey by pauly coconuts February 6, 2020
Old-fashioned British term for having a chat with someone.
Example: Daphne: "I bumped into Joan the other day and I couldn't get away." Brenda: "Yes Joan does enjoy a chinwag - she could talk for England."
chinwag by pauly coconuts February 16, 2019

gahoonies 

You need gahoonies the size of basketballs to ride that bike...
gahoonies by pauly coconuts April 3, 2008
See you later Hunny, I'm off twork.
TWORK by pauly coconuts March 15, 2008